diff --git a/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c b/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
index 06981cc28f..da43ca6b33 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
@@ -182,15 +182,13 @@ static av_cold int init_decoder(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     ctx->rollup = 2;
     ret = ff_ass_subtitle_header_default(avctx);
     if(ret < 0) {
-        goto fail;
+        return ret;
     }
     /* allocate pkt buffer */
     ctx->pktbuf = av_buffer_alloc(128);
     if( !ctx->pktbuf) {
         ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }
-
-fail:
     return ret;
 }