diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme.c b/drivers/block/nvme.c
index af1ef39bd6b4..6c0eb768562f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static int nvme_user_admin_cmd(struct nvme_dev *dev,
 	struct nvme_admin_cmd cmd;
 	struct nvme_command c;
 	int status, length;
-	struct nvme_iod *iod;
+	struct nvme_iod *uninitialized_var(iod);
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;