diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
index 89b2c0fd69b9..b9fde1bcf0f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/lxt.c
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ static int lxt970_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int lxt970_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	err = phy_write(phydev, MII_LXT970_CONFIG, 0);
-
-	return err;
+	return phy_write(phydev, MII_LXT970_CONFIG, 0);
 }