diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9a2581fe7ed5..67cdb401c6ce 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1717,18 +1717,18 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size,
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long nr_pages;
-	int cpu, err = 0;
+	int cpu, err;
 
 	/*
 	 * Always succeed at resizing a non-existent buffer:
 	 */
 	if (!buffer)
-		return size;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Make sure the requested buffer exists */
 	if (cpu_id != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS &&
 	    !cpumask_test_cpu(cpu_id, buffer->cpumask))
-		return size;
+		return 0;
 
 	nr_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(size, BUF_PAGE_SIZE);
 
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size,
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&buffer->mutex);
-	return size;
+	return 0;
 
  out_err:
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {