diff --git a/acl/policy.go b/acl/policy.go
index 1bf9e3743..3f92eac97 100644
--- a/acl/policy.go
+++ b/acl/policy.go
@@ -321,6 +321,5 @@ func hclDecode(p *Policy, rules string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	err = hcl.Decode(p, rules)
-	return err
+	return hcl.Decode(p, rules)
 }