diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 65e169ca98c998..ba399bed030333 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ static int khugepaged_scan_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			if (++unmapped <= khugepaged_max_ptes_swap) {
 				continue;
 			} else {
-				ret = SCAN_EXCEED_SWAP_PTE;
+				result = SCAN_EXCEED_SWAP_PTE;
 				goto out_unmap;
 			}
 		}