diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 0efd22e75ac7003b8c700437a3d7b60de991bdc8..63c5d85fe25ef709d5d2a7eb8c0834aa92b7e275 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -4432,7 +4432,7 @@ cifs_prune_tlinks(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = container_of(work, struct cifs_sb_info,
 						    prune_tlinks.work);
 	struct rb_root *root = &cifs_sb->tlink_tree;
-	struct rb_node *node = rb_first(root);
+	struct rb_node *node;
 	struct rb_node *tmp;
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;