diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
index ff4c798a563..da78a2a334f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int fs_protocol_compare(struct ocfs2_protocol_version *existing,
 static int user_cluster_connect(struct ocfs2_cluster_connection *conn)
 {
 	dlm_lockspace_t *fsdlm;
-	struct ocfs2_live_connection *control;
+	struct ocfs2_live_connection *uninitialized_var(control);
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(conn == NULL);