diff --git a/net/ceph/osdmap.c b/net/ceph/osdmap.c
index d3f6c26425b3..255c0a075e49 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osdmap.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osdmap.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static struct crush_map *crush_decode(void *pbyval, void *end)
 		u32 yes;
 		struct crush_rule *r;
 
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end, yes, bad);
 		if (!yes) {
 			dout("crush_decode NO rule %d off %x %p to %p\n",