diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 856b09a045637..4843e44916f7c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ struct btf *btf__parse_elf(const char *path, struct btf_ext **btf_ext)
 
 struct btf *btf__parse_raw(const char *path)
 {
+	struct btf *btf = NULL;
 	void *data = NULL;
-	struct btf *btf;
 	FILE *f = NULL;
 	__u16 magic;
 	int err = 0;