diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index ac15911b31c4..2b10b36d1577 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static int ocfs2_write_zero_page(struct inode *inode, u64 abs_from,
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long index = abs_from >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	handle_t *handle = NULL;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned zero_from, zero_to, block_start, block_end;
 
 	BUG_ON(abs_from >= abs_to);