diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index e87cbdad02a3..b57f3618e58e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int process_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref;
 	struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *sref;
 	u32 count;
-	int i = 0, tree_block_level = 0, ret;
+	int i = 0, tree_block_level = 0, ret = 0;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(leaf);