diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 084caa8..7a445e6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@
 {
 	xfs_rtblock_t	end;		/* end of the allocated extent */
 	int		error;		/* error value */
-	xfs_rtblock_t	postblock;	/* first block allocated > end */
-	xfs_rtblock_t	preblock;	/* first block allocated < start */
+	xfs_rtblock_t	postblock = 0;	/* first block allocated > end */
+	xfs_rtblock_t	preblock = 0;	/* first block allocated < start */
 
 	end = start + len - 1;
 	/*