diff --git a/netutils/netlib/netlib_parseurl.c b/netutils/netlib/netlib_parseurl.c
index 9e46a32d0..dd10930d5 100644
--- a/netutils/netlib/netlib_parseurl.c
+++ b/netutils/netlib/netlib_parseurl.c
@@ -113,21 +113,21 @@ int netlib_parseurl(FAR const char *str, FAR struct url_s *url)
 
   if (*src != ':')
     {
-      ret = -EINVAL;
+      return -EINVAL;
     }
 
   src++;
 
   if (*src != '/')
     {
-      ret = -EINVAL;
+      return -EINVAL;
     }
 
   src++;
 
   if (*src != '/')
     {
-      ret = -EINVAL;
+      return -EINVAL;
     }
 
   src++;