diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c
index 900aa4ecd617990c8ce0caf1c46fb2993c8233b5..d6cab1fd9a4795da2fe2348c2882bc3e04a6cf30 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ int fb_deferred_io_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasy
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&info->deferred_work);
 
 	/* Run it immediately */
-	err = schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, 0);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	return err;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fb_deferred_io_fsync);