diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 3a78d860631d9fc579f13aa8218b5163b5ef7bcc..5a72bc0377ded292dcfd7048b9fbfc86373eab4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ static void iwl4965_nic_config(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 static int iwl4965_apm_stop_master(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
@@ -434,16 +433,13 @@ static int iwl4965_apm_stop_master(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* set stop master bit */
 	iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_RESET, CSR_RESET_REG_FLAG_STOP_MASTER);
 
-	ret = iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, CSR_RESET,
+	iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, CSR_RESET,
 			CSR_RESET_REG_FLAG_MASTER_DISABLED, 100);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
 
-out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("stop master\n");
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void iwl4965_apm_stop(struct iwl_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index 7f3a921a15c6af69c6e7772e0f2ac72476396470..66d053d28a7470dbb395dd57202edb224cd36b15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static const u16 iwl5000_default_queue_to_tx_fifo[] = {
 /* FIXME: same implementation as 4965 */
 static int iwl5000_apm_stop_master(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
@@ -81,16 +80,13 @@ static int iwl5000_apm_stop_master(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* set stop master bit */
 	iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_RESET, CSR_RESET_REG_FLAG_STOP_MASTER);
 
-	ret = iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, CSR_RESET,
+	iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, CSR_RESET,
 				  CSR_RESET_REG_FLAG_MASTER_DISABLED, 100);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
 
-out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("stop master\n");
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }