--- 85542a7daf4012d2dffb7b7d4c86e0b6b917cb72
+++ 5c41494e6e8fbd5e135d011c2ef9e2a5c7e6f516
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_conn_max_background_
 					      const char __user *buf,
 					      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned val;
+	unsigned val = 0;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = fuse_conn_limit_write(file, buf, count, ppos, &val,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_conn_congestion_thre
 						    const char __user *buf,
 						    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	unsigned val;
+	unsigned val = 0;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = fuse_conn_limit_write(file, buf, count, ppos, &val,