diff --git a/src/basic/smack-util.c b/src/basic/smack-util.c
index e0f1c9f1c7..f0018f013f 100644
--- a/src/basic/smack-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/smack-util.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int mac_smack_apply_pid(pid_t pid, const char *label) {
 
 int mac_smack_fix(const char *path, bool ignore_enoent, bool ignore_erofs) {
         struct stat st;
-        int r = 0;
+        int r;
 
         assert(path);