diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 92bb9434b338d0064becad817e2aaf96f402870d..3bc5c8f7c71bba52e2a005d95566e52327ef7fa6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ struct sock *cookie_v4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int mss;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
-	bool ecn_ok;
+	bool ecn_ok = false;
 
 	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 89d5bf8062223338cc1cbc548d53171b957734dc..ac838965ff34551693a44f758b5a2e8bcef79c74 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int mss;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
-	bool ecn_ok;
+	bool ecn_ok = false;
 
 	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;