diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
index 93c3a6b..c6d8e34 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
@@ -454,13 +454,7 @@ static int rv8803_ioctl(struct device *dev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 static int rv8803_nvram_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset, void *val,
 			      size_t bytes)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = rv8803_write_reg(priv, RV8803_RAM, *(u8 *)val);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	return rv8803_write_reg(priv, RV8803_RAM, *(u8 *)val);
 }
 
 static int rv8803_nvram_read(void *priv, unsigned int offset,