diff --git a/target/linux/ar7-2.6/files/drivers/char/ar7_gpio.c b/target/linux/ar7-2.6/files/drivers/char/ar7_gpio.c
index df8e7634ebc..a5245da3564 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar7-2.6/files/drivers/char/ar7_gpio.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar7-2.6/files/drivers/char/ar7_gpio.c
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ static int __init ar7_gpio_init(void)
 
 	ar7_gpio_major = rc;
 
+	rc = 0;
+
 	goto out;
 
 out_put: