diff --git a/fs/befs/io.c b/fs/befs/io.c
index 1341fa362284..523c8af2d770 100644
--- a/fs/befs/io.c
+++ b/fs/befs/io.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ befs_bread_iaddr(struct super_block *sb, befs_inode_addr iaddr)
 struct buffer_head *
 befs_bread(struct super_block *sb, befs_blocknr_t block)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	befs_debug(sb, "---> Enter %s %lu", __func__, (unsigned long)block);