diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 5e275b903f3c..a2cd3e6d03a2 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1691,6 +1691,7 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (IS_ERR(vport))
 		goto exit_unlock;
 
+	err = 0;
 	reply = ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(vport, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
 					 OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
 	if (IS_ERR(reply)) {