diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
index c1261357fd400bd7cde6b2fac3ed492c7e7514a5..8f03eb0d2ff343c69e81f74232c8c4d645adceda 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/file.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static ssize_t ll_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 {
 	struct lu_env      *env;
 	struct vvp_io_args *args;
-	size_t	      count;
+	size_t	      count = 0;
 	ssize_t	     result;
 	int		 refcheck;
 
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static ssize_t ll_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 {
 	struct lu_env      *env;
 	struct vvp_io_args *args;
-	size_t	      count;
+	size_t	      count = 0;
 	ssize_t	     result;
 	int		 refcheck;