diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index d7974cb2cc6f..b3c9217c38e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -1146,11 +1146,11 @@ static int __init vhci_hcd_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = platform_driver_register(&vhci_driver);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret)
 		goto err_driver_register;
 
 	ret = platform_device_register(&the_pdev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret)
 		goto err_platform_device_register;
 
 	pr_info(DRIVER_DESC " v" USBIP_VERSION "\n");