diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
index 8c3003b6d59146d838264d9b5fbe464435118c01..3e0a0d315f72acc6b7088ded6d27465ff14b2840 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static int act_open_rpl_status_to_errno(int status)
 
 static void csk_act_open_retry_timer(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	struct cxgbi_sock *csk = (struct cxgbi_sock *)data;
 	struct cxgb4_lld_info *lldi = cxgbi_cdev_priv(csk->cdev);
 	void (*send_act_open_func)(struct cxgbi_sock *, struct sk_buff *,