diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index ced1df6..d97d072 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -149,10 +149,8 @@
 /**
  * __cpuidle_driver_init - initialize the driver's internal data
  * @drv: a valid pointer to a struct cpuidle_driver
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
  */
-static int __cpuidle_driver_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
+static void __cpuidle_driver_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -179,8 +177,6 @@
 		drv->bctimer = 1;
 		break;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -206,9 +202,7 @@
 	if (cpuidle_disabled())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = __cpuidle_driver_init(drv);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	__cpuidle_driver_init(drv);
 
 	ret = __cpuidle_set_driver(drv);
 	if (ret)