diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index 1361997cf205..cbe2f057cc28 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int o2net_tx_can_proceed(struct o2net_node *nn,
 int o2net_send_message_vec(u32 msg_type, u32 key, struct kvec *caller_vec,
 			   size_t caller_veclen, u8 target_node, int *status)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct o2net_msg *msg = NULL;
 	size_t veclen, caller_bytes = 0;
 	struct kvec *vec = NULL;