2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
index 235cab0eb087..4039eda2a15b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
         struct imon_context *context;
         const unsigned char vfd_packet6[] = {
                 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF };
-        int *data_buf;
+        int *data_buf = NULL;
 
         context = file->private_data;
         if (!context) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
index 925eabe14854..63a438d1c849 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static ssize_t vfd_write(struct file *file, const char *buf,
         int i;
         int retval = 0;
         struct sasem_context *context;
-        int *data_buf;
+        int *data_buf = NULL;
 
         context = (struct sasem_context *) file->private_data;
         if (!context) {