1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 5bbb5a02116f..af7d531bdecd 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 return finish_no_open(file, res);
 
         err = 0;
-        fid = NULL;
+
         v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
         perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
         fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm,