diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 2138ee7d271d..5faf702f8d15 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ void reiserfs_delete_solid_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	INITIALIZE_PATH(path);
 	int item_len = 0;
 	int tb_init = 0;
-	struct cpu_key cpu_key;
+	struct cpu_key cpu_key = {};
 	int retval;
 	int quota_cut_bytes = 0;