diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index d135f5f98519..77dc9893b7ba 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	 * qword quoting is used, so filehandle will be \x....
 	 */
 	char *dname, *path;
-	int maxsize;
+	int uninitialized_var(maxsize);
 	char *mesg = buf;
 	int len;
 	struct auth_domain *dom;