diff --git a/src/basic/socket-util.c b/src/basic/socket-util.c
index 47d83f3710..4f28d16b5e 100644
--- a/src/basic/socket-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/socket-util.c
@@ -872,13 +872,11 @@ bool address_label_valid(const char *p) {
 int getpeercred(int fd, struct ucred *ucred) {
         socklen_t n = sizeof(struct ucred);
         struct ucred u;
-        int r;
 
         assert(fd >= 0);
         assert(ucred);
 
-        r = getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, &u, &n);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, &u, &n) < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
         if (n != sizeof(struct ucred))