diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index a4642054a0d0..1b489df80fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -7367,7 +7367,7 @@ static int rx_osm_handler(struct ring_info *ring_data, struct RxD_t * rxdp)
 	int ring_no = ring_data->ring_no;
 	u16 l3_csum, l4_csum;
 	unsigned long long err = rxdp->Control_1 & RXD_T_CODE;
-	struct lro *lro;
+	struct lro *uninitialized_var(lro);
 	u8 err_mask;
 
 	skb->dev = dev;