diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 6988a1082f5818e48fe4dd36d4aab07bc0016f50..03893acbfda479d15351fb5f45dc9b74b4cd6986 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,8 @@ static void xtLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct lrd * lrd,
 	 * header ?
 	 */
 	if (tlck->type & tlckTRUNCATE) {
-		pxd_t pxd;	/* truncated extent of xad */
+		/* This odd declaration suppresses a bogus gcc warning */
+		pxd_t pxd = pxd;	/* truncated extent of xad */
 		int twm;
 
 		/*