1 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index 50540301ed0f..27235f5de198 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -92,23 +92,18 @@ extern int initcall_debug;
 static async_cookie_t  __lowest_in_progress(struct list_head *running)
 {
         struct async_entry *entry;
-        async_cookie_t ret = next_cookie; /* begin with "infinity" value */
 
         if (!list_empty(running)) {
                 entry = list_first_entry(running,
                         struct async_entry, list);
-                ret = entry->cookie;
+                return entry->cookie;
         }
 
-        if (!list_empty(&async_pending)) {
-                list_for_each_entry(entry, &async_pending, list)
-                        if (entry->running == running) {
-                                ret = entry->cookie;
-                                break;
-                        }
-        }
+        list_for_each_entry(entry, &async_pending, list)
+                if (entry->running == running)
+                        return entry->cookie;
 
-        return ret;
+        return next_cookie;     /* "infinity" value */
 }
 
 static async_cookie_t  lowest_in_progress(struct list_head *running)