diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmproc.c b/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
index fda7f4715c58..16c2e03bd388 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmproc.c
@@ -88,13 +88,9 @@ struct kcm_proc_mux_state {
 static int kcm_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct kcm_seq_muxinfo *muxinfo = PDE_DATA(inode);
-	int err;
 
-	err = seq_open_net(inode, file, &muxinfo->seq_ops,
+	return seq_open_net(inode, file, &muxinfo->seq_ops,
 			   sizeof(struct kcm_proc_mux_state));
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-	return err;
 }
 
 static void kcm_format_mux_header(struct seq_file *seq)