diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index 5e13c9d..feba12e 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -2465,10 +2465,8 @@ static int bpf_object__init_maps(struct bpf_object *obj,
 	err = err ?: bpf_object__init_global_data_maps(obj);
 	err = err ?: bpf_object__init_kconfig_map(obj);
 	err = err ?: bpf_object__init_struct_ops_maps(obj);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static bool section_have_execinstr(struct bpf_object *obj, int idx)