diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
index 7106f3456439468772189ce8053efe598ab8101b..d7be9b36bce67bd60e0549f86c0fb5c8f942f866 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int lb_bpf_func_set(struct team *team, struct team_gsetter_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct lb_priv *lb_priv = get_lb_priv(team);
 	struct sk_filter *fp = NULL;
-	struct sk_filter *orig_fp;
+	struct sk_filter *orig_fp = NULL;
 	struct sock_fprog_kern *fprog = NULL;
 	int err;