diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c b/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
index 391640d53d56..f03e63a644fd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
@@ -3809,7 +3809,6 @@ static int msm_aux_pcm_snd_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	int index = cpu_dai->id - 1;
-	return ret = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(rtd->card->dev,
 		"%s: substream = %s  stream = %d, dai name %s, dai ID %d\n",