diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index e5486d47406e8..f66a4a49ee0bc 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -8974,7 +8974,7 @@ void *__init alloc_large_system_hash(const char *tablename,
 {
 	unsigned long long max = high_limit;
 	unsigned long log2qty, size;
-	void *table = NULL;
+	void *table;
 	gfp_t gfp_flags;
 	bool virt;
 	bool huge;