diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4session.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4session.c
index 150c5a1..a61350f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4session.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4session.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 static bool nfs4_slot_seqid_in_use(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl,
 		u32 slotid, u32 seq_nr)
 {
-	u32 cur_seq;
+	u32 cur_seq = 0;
 	bool ret = false;
 
 	spin_lock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);