diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 1444857de9fe..ae2e035d013e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ static int replay_one_buffer(struct extent_buffer *eb,
 
 	nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(eb);
 	for (wc->log_slot = 0; wc->log_slot < nritems; wc->log_slot++) {
-		struct btrfs_inode_item *inode_item;
+		struct btrfs_inode_item *inode_item = NULL;
 
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &wc->log_key, wc->log_slot);