diff --git a/fs/fuse/control.c b/fs/fuse/control.c
index 140bd5730d99..f902a7fb4630 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/control.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/control.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_conn_max_background_write(struct file *file,
 					      const char __user *buf,
 					      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned val;
+	unsigned int val = 0;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = fuse_conn_limit_write(file, buf, count, ppos, &val,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_conn_congestion_threshold_write(struct file *file,
 						    const char __user *buf,
 						    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned val;
+	unsigned int val = 0;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc;
 	ssize_t ret;