diff --git a/src/tests/ras/utils/dimm/dimm.cc b/src/tests/ras/utils/dimm/dimm.cc
index 0972267..8d964c0 100644
--- a/src/tests/ras/utils/dimm/dimm.cc
+++ b/src/tests/ras/utils/dimm/dimm.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ const int USC_VALID_FLAG = 1 << 5;
 int Dimm::GetShutdownCount() const {
   struct ndctl_cmd *cmd = ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_smart(dimm_);
 
-  if (ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd)) {
+  int ret = 0;
+  ret = ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd);
+  if (ret) {
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -57,7 +59,9 @@ int Dimm::GetShutdownCount() const {
 int Dimm::InjectUnsafeShutdown() const {
   struct ndctl_cmd *cmd = ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_ack_shutdown_count(dimm_);
 
-  if (ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd)) {
+  int ret = 0;
+  ret = ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd);
+  if (ret) {
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@ int Dimm::InjectUnsafeShutdown() const {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd)) {
+  ret = ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd);
+  if (ret) {
     return -1;
   }