diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index 65b1cf8a06cb..64bcb10bb901 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ struct vhost_vsock {
 
 static u32 vhost_transport_get_local_cid(void)
 {
-	u32 cid = VHOST_VSOCK_DEFAULT_HOST_CID;
-	return cid;
+	return VHOST_VSOCK_DEFAULT_HOST_CID;
 }
 
 static struct vhost_vsock *vhost_vsock_get(u32 guest_cid)