diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index deb51bd6ed83..924e6cad0b66 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static int ceph_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	struct ceph_client *client;
 	int err;
 	int (*compare_super)(struct super_block *, void *) = ceph_compare_super;
-	const char *path;
+	const char *path = 0;
 
 	dout("ceph_get_sb\n");