diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
index 60426ccb3b65..2f970de02b16 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ static long __ncp_ioctl(struct inode *inode, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg
 						result = -EIO;
 					}
 				}
-				result = 0;
 			}
 			mutex_unlock(&server->root_setup_lock);