diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
index 3d584b9f..4bc4e497 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -1798,7 +1798,8 @@ err_abandon:
 
 int ietf_interfaces_init(struct confd *confd)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc;
+
 	REGISTER_CHANGE(confd->session, "ietf-interfaces", "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces//.",
 			0, ifchange, confd, &confd->sub);
 	REGISTER_CHANGE(confd->cand, "ietf-interfaces", "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces//.",