diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index db2100db259f152c543f8fb8524ed73a0c426df0..6bb51f8e3c1b096a5a2d048d2ff4e878b310c8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -16773,7 +16773,7 @@ lpfc_drain_txq(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(completions);
 	struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring = &phba->sli.ring[LPFC_ELS_RING];
-	struct lpfc_iocbq *piocbq = 0;
+	struct lpfc_iocbq *piocbq = NULL;
 	unsigned long iflags = 0;
 	char *fail_msg = NULL;
 	struct lpfc_sglq *sglq;