diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 711214064dbb..7da05b159ade 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static struct inode *befs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	befs_inode *raw_inode;
 	struct befs_sb_info *befs_sb = BEFS_SB(sb);
-	struct befs_inode_info *befs_ino = NULL;
+	struct befs_inode_info *befs_ino;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	long ret = -EIO;