diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_security_group.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_security_group.go
index a5fa41f75..f8d45c13b 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_security_group.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_security_group.go
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ func resourceAwsDbSecurityGroupCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 
 	ingresses := d.Get("ingress").(*schema.Set)
 	for _, ing := range ingresses.List() {
-		err = resourceAwsDbSecurityGroupAuthorizeRule(ing, sg.Name, conn)
-
+		err := resourceAwsDbSecurityGroupAuthorizeRule(ing, sg.Name, conn)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}