1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 5fc51f0f75fc..8bd9a2c1a46a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int register_ftrace_event(struct trace_event *event)
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&event->list);
 
         if (!event->type) {
-                struct list_head *list;
+                struct list_head *list = NULL;
 
                 if (next_event_type > FTRACE_MAX_EVENT) {