diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_scale_vulkan.c b/libavfilter/vf_scale_vulkan.c
index 6699bab934..14f471b819 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_scale_vulkan.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_scale_vulkan.c
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ static av_cold int init_filter(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVFrame *in)
 
     s->initialized = 1;
 
-    return 0;
-
 fail:
     if (spv_opaque)
         spv->free_shader(spv, &spv_opaque);