diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 3bd300347f16..fbeb2156ddb6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4955,7 +4955,7 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	unsigned int rreq_debug_id = wdata->rreq->debug_id;
 	unsigned int subreq_debug_index = wdata->subreq.debug_index;
 	ssize_t result = 0;
-	size_t written;
+	size_t written = 0;
 
 	WARN_ONCE(wdata->server != server,
 		  "wdata server %p != mid server %p",