diff --git a/check/main.c b/check/main.c
index b5ca6515..048cd3b6 100644
--- a/check/main.c
+++ b/check/main.c
@@ -2780,7 +2780,6 @@ static int check_inode_recs(struct btrfs_root *root,
 				free_inode_rec(rec);
 				continue;
 			}
-			ret = 0;
 		}
 
 		if (!(repair && ret == 0))