diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/index.c b/fs/ntfs3/index.c
index 0daca9adc54c..b1175542d854 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/index.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/index.c
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ ok:
 static int indx_create_allocate(struct ntfs_index *indx, struct ntfs_inode *ni,
 				CLST *vbn)
 {
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	int err;
 	struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi = ni->mi.sbi;
 	struct ATTRIB *bitmap;
 	struct ATTRIB *alloc;