diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 40d3f1b48a74..4059d1300789 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3223,8 +3223,11 @@ struct ctrl_pos {
 	int gain;
 };
 
-static void read_ctrl_pos(struct lruvec *lruvec, int type, int tier_min,
-			  int tier_max, int gain, struct ctrl_pos *pos)
+/*
+ * __noipa works around gcc-16 warning for uninitialized use of pos->refaulted
+ */
+static void __noipa read_ctrl_pos(struct lruvec *lruvec, int type, int tier_min,
+				  int tier_max, int gain, struct ctrl_pos *pos)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct lru_gen_folio *lrugen = &lruvec->lrugen;
@@ -4873,7 +4876,7 @@ static int scan_folios(unsigned long nr_to_scan, struct lruvec *lruvec,
 static int get_tier_idx(struct lruvec *lruvec, int type)
 {
 	int tier;
-	struct ctrl_pos sp, pv = {};
+	struct ctrl_pos sp, pv;
 
 	/*
 	 * To leave a margin for fluctuations, use a larger gain factor (2:3).
@@ -4892,7 +4895,7 @@ static int get_tier_idx(struct lruvec *lruvec, int type)
 
 static int get_type_to_scan(struct lruvec *lruvec, int swappiness)
 {
-	struct ctrl_pos sp, pv = {};
+	struct ctrl_pos sp, pv;
 
 	if (swappiness <= MIN_SWAPPINESS + 1)
 		return LRU_GEN_FILE;