diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
index 4c2f6a6a2efe..19c3c631708c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,6 @@ int __pkvm_host_mkyoung_guest(u64 gfn, struct pkvm_hyp_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct pkvm_hyp_vm *vm = pkvm_hyp_vcpu_to_hyp_vm(vcpu);
 	u64 ipa = hyp_pfn_to_phys(gfn);
-	int ret;
 
 	if (pkvm_hyp_vm_is_protected(vm))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1083,5 +1082,5 @@ int __pkvm_host_mkyoung_guest(u64 gfn, struct pkvm_hyp_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_pgtable_stage2_mkyoung(&vm->pgt, ipa, 0);
 	guest_unlock_component(vm);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }