diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf884e0..b66addc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ChangeLog for davfs2
 --------------------
 
+2012-08-06 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
+    * mount_davfs.c, write_mtab_entry:
+      Remove unnecessary variable ret.
+
 2012-08-06 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
     * dav_fuse.c:
       Fix integer format warnings.
diff --git a/src/mount_davfs.c b/src/mount_davfs.c
index 56bdaf5..50d0db4 100644
--- a/src/mount_davfs.c
+++ b/src/mount_davfs.c
@@ -1254,10 +1254,9 @@ write_mtab_entry(const dav_args *args)
     }
 
     gain_privileges(args);
-    int ret;
     FILE *mtab = setmntent(_PATH_MOUNTED, "a");
     if (mtab) {
-        ret = addmntent(mtab, &mntent);
+        addmntent(mtab, &mntent);
         endmntent(mtab);
     } else {
         error(0, 0, _("Warning: can't write entry into mtab, but will mount "