diff --git a/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c b/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
index 441d8c655a..52c87559a4 100644
--- a/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
+++ b/src/stdio-bridge/stdio-bridge.c
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ static int bus_set_address(
                 const char *bus_path,
                 RuntimeScope runtime_scope) {
 
-        int r;
-
         assert(bus);
 
         switch (transport) {
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ static int bus_set_address(
         default:
                 assert_not_reached();
         }
-
-        return r;
 }
 
 static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {