diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
index afbecff161d1..a2d8a3908670 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void show_trace_log_lvl(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	struct stack_info stack_info = {0};
 	unsigned long visit_mask = 0;
 	int graph_idx = 0;
-	bool partial;
+	bool partial = false;
 
 	printk("%sCall Trace:\n", log_lvl);