diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c
index eb6fb7435061..5857b37dcd96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static int mcba_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct mcba_priv *priv;
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	int err;
 	struct usb_device *usbdev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
 
 	netdev = alloc_candev(sizeof(struct mcba_priv), MCBA_MAX_TX_URBS);