--- dc563788fa896c5f54ad244621161637f3663496
+++ b12caa3423f00bcb20214aa317df11590d8c7609
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ int fat_add_entries(struct inode *dir, v
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *prev, *bhs[3]; /* 32*slots (672bytes) */
-	struct msdos_dir_entry *de;
+	struct msdos_dir_entry *de = NULL;
 	int err, free_slots, i, nr_bhs;
 	loff_t pos, i_pos;