diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 60c856dd2fd7d8e5cb5219372afcd460c9b30a0e..ee1f153b6f2c538accb3d6eef47a39441396262f 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,6 @@ err_alloc_pd_cq:
 static int qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
     struct ibv_qp_init_attr attr = { 0 };
-    int ret;
 
     attr.cap.max_send_wr = RDMA_SIGNALED_SEND_MAX;
     attr.cap.max_recv_wr = 3;
@@ -1131,8 +1130,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(RDMAContext *rdma)
     attr.recv_cq = rdma->recv_cq;
     attr.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RC;
 
-    ret = rdma_create_qp(rdma->cm_id, rdma->pd, &attr);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (rdma_create_qp(rdma->cm_id, rdma->pd, &attr) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1144,8 +1142,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(RDMAContext *rdma)
 static bool rdma_support_odp(struct ibv_context *dev)
 {
     struct ibv_device_attr_ex attr = {0};
-    int ret = ibv_query_device_ex(dev, NULL, &attr);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ibv_query_device_ex(dev, NULL, &attr)) {
         return false;
     }