struct ipr_ioarcb *ioarcb;
        struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd;
        unsigned long lock_flags;
-       int rc = 0;
+       int rc;
 
        ioa_cfg = (struct ipr_ioa_cfg *)shost->hostdata;
 
            (!ipr_is_gscsi(res) || scsi_cmd->cmnd[0] == IPR_QUERY_RSRC_STATE))
                ioarcb->cmd_pkt.request_type = IPR_RQTYPE_IOACMD;
 
-       if (likely(rc == 0)) {
-               if (ioa_cfg->sis64)
-                       rc = ipr_build_ioadl64(ioa_cfg, ipr_cmd);
-               else
-                       rc = ipr_build_ioadl(ioa_cfg, ipr_cmd);
-       }
+       if (ioa_cfg->sis64)
+               rc = ipr_build_ioadl64(ioa_cfg, ipr_cmd);
+       else
+               rc = ipr_build_ioadl(ioa_cfg, ipr_cmd);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, lock_flags);
        if (unlikely(rc || (!ioa_cfg->allow_cmds && !ioa_cfg->ioa_is_dead))) {