diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 720516b0e8eec59debf3b41195f9a2617eef169b..47bd8b3145a79a9bf2e299fc303100be4bf8289c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2313,8 +2313,8 @@ static void i40e_tx_enable_csum(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 *tx_flags,
 	struct iphdr *this_ip_hdr;
 	u32 network_hdr_len;
 	u8 l4_hdr = 0;
-	struct udphdr *oudph;
-	struct iphdr *oiph;
+	struct udphdr *oudph = NULL;
+	struct iphdr *oiph = NULL;
 	u32 l4_tunnel = 0;
 
 	if (skb->encapsulation) {