diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index 91f046d4d452..5c2c30a7dffa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -4112,7 +4112,7 @@ static int nand_write_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to,
 			  struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
-	int ret = -ENOTSUPP;
+	int ret;
 
 	ops->retlen = 0;