diff --git a/doc/make.py b/doc/make.py
index 3919b4d4c7f3c..78c521f2dc834 100755
--- a/doc/make.py
+++ b/doc/make.py
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ def linkcheck(self):
         """
         Check for broken links in the documentation.
         """
-        ret_code = self._sphinx_build("linkcheck")
-        return ret_code
+        return self._sphinx_build("linkcheck")
 
 
 def main():