diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb-madvise.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb-madvise.c
index 6c6af40f5747..3c9943131881 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb-madvise.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb-madvise.c
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ void write_fault_pages(void *addr, unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 void read_fault_pages(void *addr, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
-	unsigned long i, tmp;
+	unsigned long dummy = 0;
+	unsigned long i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
-		tmp += *((unsigned long *)(addr + (i * huge_page_size)));
+		dummy += *((unsigned long *)(addr + (i * huge_page_size)));
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)