diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_sysfs.c
index a79ec2012..55ebcc8fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_sysfs.c
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ static ssize_t railgate_enable_store(struct device *dev,
 		platform->can_railgate = false;
 		platform->user_railgate_disabled = true;
 	}
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	dev_info(dev, "railgate is %s.\n", platform->can_railgate ?
 		"enabled" : "disabled");