diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
index 220d2638bb84cec98ce3bf1ea7867c9140685075..5965e9455d91e03621680a08493610085d5a926c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ xfs_reflink_dirty_extents(
 	xfs_off_t		flen;
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	map[2];
 	int			nmaps;
-	int			error;
+	int			error = 0;
 
 	while (end - fbno > 0) {
 		nmaps = 1;