1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index ce52bd954df6..ead7df066853 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int gfs2_dir_write_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const char *buf,
         while (copied < size) {
                 unsigned int amount;
                 struct buffer_head *bh;
-                int new;
+                int new = 0;
 
                 amount = size - copied;
                 if (amount > sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - o)