diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
index 80ef4dbcad..917201c148 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ static ItsCmdResult process_mapd(GICv3ITSState *s, uint64_t value,
     uint64_t itt_addr;
     bool valid;
     MemTxResult res = MEMTX_OK;
-    ItsCmdResult result = CMD_STALL;
 
     devid = ((value & DEVID_MASK) >> DEVID_SHIFT);
 
@@ -606,7 +605,7 @@ static ItsCmdResult process_mapd(GICv3ITSState *s, uint64_t value,
                                  MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED, &res);
 
     if (res != MEMTX_OK) {
-        return result;
+        return CMD_STALL;
     }
 
     size = (value & SIZE_MASK);
@@ -616,7 +615,7 @@ static ItsCmdResult process_mapd(GICv3ITSState *s, uint64_t value,
                                  MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED, &res);
 
     if (res != MEMTX_OK) {
-        return result;
+        return CMD_STALL;
     }
 
     itt_addr = (value & ITTADDR_MASK) >> ITTADDR_SHIFT;
@@ -633,11 +632,10 @@ static ItsCmdResult process_mapd(GICv3ITSState *s, uint64_t value,
          * we ignore this command and move onto the next
          * command in the queue
          */
-    } else {
-        result = update_dte(s, devid, valid, size, itt_addr) ? CMD_CONTINUE : CMD_STALL;
+        return CMD_CONTINUE;
     }
 
-    return result;
+    return update_dte(s, devid, valid, size, itt_addr) ? CMD_CONTINUE : CMD_STALL;
 }
 
 /*