diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
index 41309d38f78c..374231d84e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
@@ -1318,10 +1318,11 @@ static int find_virq(unsigned int virq, unsigned int cpu, evtchn_port_t *evtchn)
 {
 	struct evtchn_status status;
 	evtchn_port_t port;
-	int rc = -ENOENT;
 
 	memset(&status, 0, sizeof(status));
 	for (port = 0; port < xen_evtchn_max_channels(); port++) {
+		int rc;
+
 		status.dom = DOMID_SELF;
 		status.port = port;
 		rc = HYPERVISOR_event_channel_op(EVTCHNOP_status, &status);
@@ -1331,10 +1332,10 @@ static int find_virq(unsigned int virq, unsigned int cpu, evtchn_port_t *evtchn)
 			continue;
 		if (status.u.virq == virq && status.vcpu == xen_vcpu_nr(cpu)) {
 			*evtchn = port;
-			break;
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-	return rc;
+	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 /**