diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 5e4f65c14dfb..3611952570a7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ static int htree_dirblock_to_tree(struct file *dir_file,
 int ext4_htree_fill_tree(struct file *dir_file, __u32 start_hash,
 			 __u32 start_minor_hash, __u32 *next_hash)
 {
-	struct dx_hash_info hinfo;
+	struct dx_hash_info hinfo = {};
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	struct dx_frame frames[EXT4_HTREE_LEVEL], *frame;
 	struct inode *dir;