diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c b/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
index 158f62d8553af66444a88cfb006b1da18103fa0d..eab7d16dd5ef6754f597b01d5c796e5fa8394645 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Channel.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int VmbusChannelCreateGpadlHeader(void *Kbuffer, u32 Size,
 	struct vmbus_channel_gpadl_header *gpaHeader;
 	struct vmbus_channel_gpadl_body *gpadlBody;
 	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msgHeader;
-	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msgBody;
+	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *msgBody = NULL;
 	u32 msgSize;
 
 	int pfnSum, pfnCount, pfnLeft, pfnCurr, pfnSize;