diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e99e2a9da0f7..b27382586209 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 		const char *name, const struct open_flags *op)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct nameidata nd = {};
 	struct file *file;
 	struct filename *filename;
 	int flags = op->lookup_flags | LOOKUP_ROOT;