diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 55e762a..c21b72c 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -2801,8 +2801,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_dirty_buffer);
  */
 int __sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&bh->b_count) < 1);
 	lock_buffer(bh);
 	if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
@@ -2817,14 +2815,14 @@ int __sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags)
 
 		get_bh(bh);
 		bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
-		ret = submit_bh(REQ_OP_WRITE | op_flags, bh);
+		submit_bh(REQ_OP_WRITE | op_flags, bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
-		if (!ret && !buffer_uptodate(bh))
-			ret = -EIO;
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
+			return -EIO;
 	} else {
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 	}
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sync_dirty_buffer);