diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
index 49b536a2190d..10ecb33298d8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ out:
 
 static int ocfs2_dquot_drop_slow(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status = 0;
 	int cnt;
 	int got_lock[MAXQUOTAS] = {0, 0};
 	handle_t *handle;