diff --git a/fs/affs/file.c b/fs/affs/file.c
index 75ebd2b576ca..25d480ea797b 100644
--- a/fs/affs/file.c
+++ b/fs/affs/file.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ affs_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_size > AFFS_I(inode)->mmu_private) {
 		struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 		struct page *page;
-		void *fsdata;
+		void *fsdata = NULL;
 		loff_t isize = inode->i_size;
 		int res;