diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 54e3c2ab21d2..1989c8deea55 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3938,7 +3938,7 @@ static int reconnect_caps_cb(struct inode *inode, int mds, void *arg)
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct ceph_cap *cap;
 	char *path;
-	int pathlen = 0, err = 0;
+	int pathlen = 0, err;
 	u64 pathbase;
 	u64 snap_follows;
 
@@ -3961,6 +3961,7 @@ static int reconnect_caps_cb(struct inode *inode, int mds, void *arg)
 	cap = __get_cap_for_mds(ci, mds);
 	if (!cap) {
 		spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
+		err = 0;
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 	dout(" adding %p ino %llx.%llx cap %p %lld %s\n",