diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 410315400755..711214064dbb 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void init_once(void *foo)
 static struct inode *befs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
-	befs_inode *raw_inode = NULL;
+	befs_inode *raw_inode;
 	struct befs_sb_info *befs_sb = BEFS_SB(sb);
 	struct befs_inode_info *befs_ino = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode;