diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
index a9f130c..343942d 100644
--- a/fs/eventfd.c
+++ b/fs/eventfd.c
@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@
 
 asmlinkage long sys_eventfd(unsigned int count)
 {
-	int error, fd;
+	int fd;
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
-	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode;
 
 	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -216,12 +214,9 @@
 	 * When we call this, the initialization must be complete, since
 	 * anon_inode_getfd() will install the fd.
 	 */
-	error = anon_inode_getfd(&fd, &inode, &file, "[eventfd]",
-				 &eventfd_fops, ctx);
-	if (!error)
-		return fd;
-
-	kfree(ctx);
-	return error;
+	fd = anon_inode_getfd("[eventfd]", &eventfd_fops, ctx);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		kfree(ctx);
+	return fd;
 }