diff --git a/fs/fscache/object-list.c b/fs/fscache/object-list.c
index e590242fa41a..3221a0c7944e 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/object-list.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/object-list.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_object_destroy);
  */
 static struct fscache_object *fscache_objlist_lookup(loff_t *_pos)
 {
-	struct fscache_object *pobj, *obj, *minobj = NULL;
+	struct fscache_object *pobj, *obj = NULL, *minobj = NULL;
 	struct rb_node *p;
 	unsigned long pos;