diff --git a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
index 7efb74220920..ffca08df9796 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
@@ -845,15 +845,11 @@ int tracing_map_init(struct tracing_map *map)
 static int cmp_entries_dup(const void *A, const void *B)
 {
 	const struct tracing_map_sort_entry *a, *b;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	a = *(const struct tracing_map_sort_entry **)A;
 	b = *(const struct tracing_map_sort_entry **)B;
 
-	if (memcmp(a->key, b->key, a->elt->map->key_size))
-		ret = 1;
-
-	return ret;
+	return memcmp(a->key, b->key, a->elt->map->key_size);
 }
 
 static int cmp_entries_sum(const void *A, const void *B)