diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index a52b8b0dceeb..16febedaa4a5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ static int setattr_chown(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 	kuid_t ouid, nuid;
 	kgid_t ogid, ngid;
 	int error;
-	struct gfs2_alloc_parms ap;
+	struct gfs2_alloc_parms ap = {};
 
 	ouid = inode->i_uid;
 	ogid = inode->i_gid;