diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index cd65cb1..5a16423 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 				struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				unsigned long address, int avoid_reserve)
 {
-	struct page *page;
+	struct page *page = NULL;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
 	nodemask_t *nodemask;
 	struct zonelist *zonelist;