diff --git a/fs/ext4/mmp.c b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
index bc364c119af6a..cebea4270817e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mmp.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int kmmpd(void *data)
 	unsigned mmp_check_interval;
 	unsigned long last_update_time;
 	unsigned long diff;
-	int retval;
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	mmp_block = le64_to_cpu(es->s_mmp_block);
 	mmp = (struct mmp_struct *)(bh->b_data);