diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 7d0e8d6bf009..594e6e20d6dd 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_shutdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = sbi->sb;
 	__u32 in;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;