diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 51dd3f401623..613179c9969c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ static int
 hfsc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct hfsc_class *cl;
-	int err;
+	int uninitialized_var(err);
 
 	cl = hfsc_classify(skb, sch, &err);
 	if (cl == NULL) {