diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 444a4fb64328cd78ec12cad69b533857a9e166b2..f16062982383b71b6b74fea80972e8d93047a02a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static int __table_get_device(struct dm_table *t, struct dm_target *ti,
 			      int mode, struct dm_dev **result)
 {
 	int r;
-	dev_t dev;
+	dev_t uninitialized_var(dev);
 	struct dm_dev *dd;
 	unsigned int major, minor;