diff --git a/fs/ceph/debugfs.c b/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
index b3fc5fe26a1ab..a14d646648783 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int mdsc_show(struct seq_file *s, void *p)
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 	struct rb_node *rp;
-	int pathlen;
+	int pathlen = 0;
 	u64 pathbase;
 	char *path;