diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 7059c94..67b6ab9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@
  */
 int tipc_link_timeout(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
 {
-	int mtyp, rc = 0;
+	int mtyp = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
 	bool state = false;
 	bool probe = false;
 	bool setup = false;