diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
index 48d6ccdef5f7..00bb2d287f74 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ static inline void __load_psw(psw_t psw)
  */
 static __always_inline void __load_psw_mask(unsigned long mask)
 {
+	psw_t psw __uninitialized;
 	unsigned long addr;
-	psw_t psw;
 
 	psw.mask = mask;