diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
index 6dc5ded86f62..2f64273d3f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
@@ -746,8 +746,7 @@ mv64xxx_of_config(struct mv64xxx_i2c_data *drv_data,
 	}
 	tclk = clk_get_rate(drv_data->clk);
 
-	rc = of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", &bus_freq);
-	if (rc)
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", &bus_freq))
 		bus_freq = 100000; /* 100kHz by default */
 
 	if (!mv64xxx_find_baud_factors(bus_freq, tclk,