diff --git a/fs/squashfs/namei.c b/fs/squashfs/namei.c
index 65aae7e2a859..7f1f6d63d89d 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/namei.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ static int get_dir_index_using_name(struct super_block *sb,
                        int index_offset, int i_count, const char *name)
 {
        struct squashfs_sb_info *msblk = sb->s_fs_info;
-       int i, length = 0, err;
-       unsigned int size;
+       int i, err;
+       unsigned int size, length = 0;
        struct squashfs_dir_index *index;
 
        TRACE("Entered get_dir_index_using_name, i_count %d\n", i_count);