diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
index 80520cef7617..e34cdc42575d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ static int lm80_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 	struct lm80_data *data;
-	int rv;
 
 	data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct lm80_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
@@ -610,14 +609,8 @@ static int lm80_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	lm80_init_client(client);
 
 	/* A few vars need to be filled upon startup */
-	rv = lm80_read_value(client, LM80_REG_FAN_MIN(1));
-	if (rv < 0)
-		return rv;
-	data->fan[f_min][0] = rv;
-	rv = lm80_read_value(client, LM80_REG_FAN_MIN(2));
-	if (rv < 0)
-		return rv;
-	data->fan[f_min][1] = rv;
+	data->fan[f_min][0] = lm80_read_value(client, LM80_REG_FAN_MIN(1));
+	data->fan[f_min][1] = lm80_read_value(client, LM80_REG_FAN_MIN(2));
 
 	hwmon_dev = devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups(dev, client->name,
 							   data, lm80_groups);