diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 0ad0b0491e1f2a720bf1a78890242b9b7373d064..7253b833576c05375632b20ce6aa4960b1ee2587 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -5203,8 +5203,8 @@ static int bpf_object__collect_map_relos(struct bpf_object *obj,
 	int i, j, nrels, new_sz;
 	const struct btf_var_secinfo *vi = NULL;
 	const struct btf_type *sec, *var, *def;
+	struct bpf_map *map = NULL, *targ_map;
 	const struct btf_member *member;
-	struct bpf_map *map, *targ_map;
 	const char *name, *mname;
 	Elf_Data *symbols;
 	unsigned int moff;