diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/fu540/cache.c b/arch/riscv/cpu/fu540/cache.c
index 9ee364b..54de142 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/fu540/cache.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/fu540/cache.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 int cache_enable_ways(void)
 {
 	const void *blob = gd->fdt_blob;
-	int node = (-FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND);
+	int node;
 	fdt_addr_t base;
 	u32 config;
 	u32 ways;