diff --git a/fs/dlm/member.c b/fs/dlm/member.c
index cad6d85911a8..0bc43b35d2c5 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/member.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/member.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int dlm_ls_stop(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 int dlm_ls_start(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 {
 	struct dlm_recover *rv, *rv_old;
-	struct dlm_config_node *nodes;
+	struct dlm_config_node *nodes = NULL;
 	int error, count;
 
 	rv = kzalloc(sizeof(*rv), GFP_NOFS);