diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index c71b923764fd..5627f80013f8 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static int rds_still_queued(struct rds_sock *rs,
 	struct sock *sk = rds_rs_to_sk(rs);
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct rds_incoming *to_drop = NULL;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
 	if (!list_empty(&inc->i_item)) {
@@ -435,11 +436,14 @@ static int rds_still_queued(struct rds_sock *rs,
 					      -be32_to_cpu(inc-