diff --git a/system/settings/settings.c b/system/settings/settings.c
index 78eeac5ee..3af4e4961 100644
--- a/system/settings/settings.c
+++ b/system/settings/settings.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void save(void)
   g_settings.wrpend = true;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_CACHED_SAVES
-  ret = timer_settime(g_settings.timerid, 0, &g_settings.trigger, NULL);
+  timer_settime(g_settings.timerid, 0, &g_settings.trigger, NULL);
 #else
   union sigval value =
   {