diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 9de32564984a2fb7146b517943bfb60427eebe8f..99a1469e300a5c4f4ebbcfb6f24d6ae7692b3cd2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ struct bclink {
 };
 
 
-static struct bcbearer *bcbearer = NULL;
-static struct bclink *bclink = NULL;
-static struct link *bcl = NULL;
+static struct bcbearer *bcbearer;
+static struct bclink *bclink;
+static struct link *bcl;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bc_lock);
 
 /* broadcast-capable node map */
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int tipc_bclink_send_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
 void tipc_bclink_recv_pkt(struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
 #if (TIPC_BCAST_LOSS_RATE)
-	static int rx_count = 0;
+	static int rx_count;
 #endif
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
 	struct tipc_node *node = tipc_node_find(msg_prevnode(msg));
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index e9136f0abe60f93b9f02e694c6ef1c656bdc07a3..68e7290454246609aa7a97d49c26fff4353bb95c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define MAX_ADDR_STR 32
 
 static struct media media_list[MAX_MEDIA];
-static u32 media_count = 0;
+static u32 media_count;
 
 struct bearer tipc_bearers[MAX_BEARERS];
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/eth_media.c b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
index 5dfe66357794a15d491d303ca00e019b14892bd5..b69092eb95d8af2681e5f1475da5954971396a2b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/eth_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/eth_media.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct eth_bearer {
 };
 
 static struct eth_bearer eth_bearers[MAX_ETH_BEARERS];
-static int eth_started = 0;
+static int eth_started;
 static struct notifier_block notifier;
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/tipc/handler.c b/net/tipc/handler.c
index 0c70010a7dfe9671ab9f019940354de1de5c1672..274c98e164b7b09b915fc775e6b9314bfba2adae 100644
--- a/net/tipc/handler.c
+++ b/net/tipc/handler.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct queue_item {
 static struct kmem_cache *tipc_queue_item_cache;
 static struct list_head signal_queue_head;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(qitem_lock);
-static int handler_enabled = 0;
+static int handler_enabled;
 
 static void process_signal_queue(unsigned long dummy);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index a6c989fd4988e198d2217e1ac61a01a15cf93348..483c226c9581a10a598866a1b57e815be79113ab 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct distr_item {
  */
 
 static LIST_HEAD(publ_root);
-static u32 publ_cnt = 0;
+static u32 publ_cnt;
 
 /**
  * publ_to_item - add publication info to a publication message
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 46b2f31f96a1233d77e3fdf73620ea01861e08db..ea3e94e9d93955a8476ee18769b26d3b8198dc2a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct name_table {
 	u32 local_publ_count;
 };
 
-static struct name_table table = { NULL } ;
+static struct name_table table;
 static atomic_t rsv_publ_ok = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 DEFINE_RWLOCK(tipc_nametbl_lock);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 2ed162f91a082cd84e809385be0181655139c172..3af53e327f497e7d66d50c39fff00a19715a86e8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void node_established_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr);
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(node_create_lock);
 
-u32 tipc_own_tag = 0;
+u32 tipc_own_tag;
 
 /**
  * tipc_node_create - create neighboring node
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 78fcb75bb082247592f3886cb50de0e9518e5677..c23f3380d0a781dd49e855350fa8d4505c386c2f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_REJECT_SIZE 1024
 
-static struct sk_buff *msg_queue_head = NULL;
-static struct sk_buff *msg_queue_tail = NULL;
+static struct sk_buff *msg_queue_head;
+static struct sk_buff *msg_queue_tail;
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(tipc_port_list_lock);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(queue_lock);
diff --git a/net/tipc/ref.c b/net/tipc/ref.c
index 3974529a66e75ef17caebed2e789eb3ca47df743..83116892528b448c0097ca3ae432e16995db8810 100644
--- a/net/tipc/ref.c
+++ b/net/tipc/ref.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct ref_table {
  * have a reference value of 0 (although this is unlikely).
  */
 
-static struct ref_table tipc_ref_table = { NULL };
+static struct ref_table tipc_ref_table;
 
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(ref_table_lock);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 0895dec2967c4dcd3658321153d93091586372e2..18aad573f5514433de53fed7bd7fd9d3bc4084e2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops msg_ops;
 
 static struct proto tipc_proto;
 
-static int sockets_enabled = 0;
+static int sockets_enabled;
 
 static atomic_t tipc_queue_size = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index acc30e1833c932491a34a8576bed8ddf265d2efd..ca04479c3d423820e66b07c006d2fe0b9e6b3027 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct top_srv {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
-static struct top_srv topsrv = { 0 };
+static struct top_srv topsrv;
 
 /**
  * htohl - convert value to endianness used by destination