diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 0a69e194b517..f88ff0333945 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -2631,6 +2631,7 @@ static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, long delta)
 retry:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < needed; i++) {
+		folio = NULL;
 		for_each_node_mask(node, cpuset_current_mems_allowed) {
 			if (!mbind_nodemask || node_isset(node, *mbind_nodemask)) {
 				folio = alloc_surplus_hugetlb_folio(h, htlb_alloc_mask(h),