1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 512f479d8a50..f018d8d0f975 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ struct vfio_device *vfio_group_create_device(struct vfio_group *group,
                                              void *device_data)
 {
         struct vfio_device *device;
-        int ret;
 
         device = kzalloc(sizeof(*device), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!device)
@@ -360,12 +359,7 @@ struct vfio_device *vfio_group_create_device(struct vfio_group *group,
         device->group = group;
         device->ops = ops;
         device->device_data = device_data;
-
-        ret = dev_set_drvdata(dev, device);
-        if (ret) {
-                kfree(device);
-                return ERR_PTR(ret);
-        }
+        dev_set_drvdata(dev, device);
 
         /* No need to get group_lock, caller has group reference */
         vfio_group_get(group);