diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 008b923dfb4e..9121d1dacf59 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -619,12 +619,12 @@ int f2fs_create_flush_cmd_control(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	dev_t dev = sbi->sb->s_bdev->bd_dev;
 	struct flush_cmd_control *fcc;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	if (SM_I(sbi)->fcc_info) {
 		fcc = SM_I(sbi)->fcc_info;
 		if (fcc->f2fs_issue_flush)
-			return err;
+			return 0;
 		goto init_thread;
 	}
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int f2fs_create_flush_cmd_control(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	init_llist_head(&fcc->issue_list);
 	SM_I(sbi)->fcc_info = fcc;
 	if (!test_opt(sbi, FLUSH_MERGE))
-		return err;
+		return 0;
 
 init_thread:
 	fcc->f2fs_issue_flush = kthread_run(issue_flush_thread, sbi,
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ init_thread:
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void f2fs_destroy_flush_cmd_control(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool free)