diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
index f5b1cfcee7e..7abaebdf8c7 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ nvk_allocate_memory(struct nvk_device *device,
          }
          memset(map, 0, mem->bo->size);
          nouveau_ws_bo_unmap(mem->bo, map);
-         result = VK_SUCCESS;
       } else {
          result = zero_vram(device, mem->bo);
          if (result != VK_SUCCESS)