diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 36662d036237..d6fd3acde134 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -263,11 +263,10 @@ int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/*
-	 * We can not allow to do any fallocate operation on an active
-	 * swapfile
+	 * We cannot allow any fallocate operation on an active swapfile
 	 */
 	if (IS_SWAPFILE(inode))
-		ret = -ETXTBSY;
+		return -ETXTBSY;
 
 	/*
 	 * Revalidate the write permissions, in case security policy has