diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
--- a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ void hfs_bnode_read(struct hfs_bnode *node, void *buf, int off, int len)
 u16 hfs_bnode_read_u16(struct hfs_bnode *node, int off)
 {
-	__be16 data;
+	__be16 data = 0;
 	/* TODO: optimize later... */
 	hfs_bnode_read(node, &data, off, 2);
 	return be16_to_cpu(data);
 }

 u8 hfs_bnode_read_u8(struct hfs_bnode *node, int off)
 {
-	u8 data;
+	u8 data = 0;
 	/* TODO: optimize later... */
 	hfs_bnode_read(node, &data, off, 1);
 	return data;