DA9055_TWDSCALE_MASK,
                                        da9055_wdt_maps[i].reg_val <<
                                        DA9055_TWDSCALE_SHIFT);
-       if (ret < 0)
+       if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(da9055->dev,
                        "Failed to update timescale bit, %d\n", ret);
+               return ret;
+       }
 
        wdt_dev->timeout = timeout;
 
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int da9055_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
 {
        struct da9055_wdt_data *driver_data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt_dev);
        struct da9055 *da9055 = driver_data->da9055;
-       int ret;
 
        /*
         * We have a minimum time for watchdog window called TWDMIN. A write
        mdelay(DA9055_TWDMIN);
 
        /* Reset the watchdog timer */
-       ret = da9055_reg_update(da9055, DA9055_REG_CONTROL_E,
-                               DA9055_WATCHDOG_MASK, 1);
-
-       return ret;
+       return da9055_reg_update(da9055, DA9055_REG_CONTROL_E,
+                                DA9055_WATCHDOG_MASK, 1);
 }
 
 static void da9055_wdt_release_resources(struct kref *r)