diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
index 27616b0..aa8f2ef 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ err_exit:
 	if (map->cache_ops->exit) {
 		dev_dbg(map->dev, "Destroying %s cache\n", map->cache_ops->name);
 		map->lock(map->lock_arg);
-		ret = map->cache_ops->exit(map);
+		map->cache_ops->exit(map);
 		map->unlock(map->lock_arg);
 	}
 err_free_reg_defaults: