diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index e164ddd..e21c119 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
 			      const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct simple_xattr *xattr;
-	struct simple_xattr *uninitialized_var(new_xattr);
+	struct simple_xattr *new_xattr = NULL;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* value == NULL means remove */