diff --git a/lib/krb5/fcache.c b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
index 745ade3a0..131f97737 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/fcache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
@@ -144,10 +144,9 @@ fcc_destroy(krb5_context context,
 	    krb5_ccache id)
 {
     char *f;
-    int ret;
     f = FILENAME(id);
 
-    ret = erase_file(f);
+    return erase_file(f);
   
     return fcc_close (context, id);
 }