diff --git a/subsys/llext/llext.c b/subsys/llext/llext.c
index 9e3cbd79990..83f05f121c5 100644
--- a/subsys/llext/llext.c
+++ b/subsys/llext/llext.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ out:
 
 int llext_load(struct llext_loader *ldr, const char *name, struct llext **ext)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 	elf_ehdr_t ehdr;
 
 	ret = llext_seek(ldr, 0);