diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index cacdb0dfe57..366235d6a5b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(dir);
 	struct gfs2_holder d_gh;
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	int unlock = 0;