diff --git a/mm/zbud.c b/mm/zbud.c
index bc93aa4e46fc..c49966ece674 100644
--- a/mm/zbud.c
+++ b/mm/zbud.c
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ int zbud_alloc(struct zbud_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
 	spin_lock(&pool->lock);
 
 	/* First, try to find an unbuddied zbud page. */
-	zhdr = NULL;
 	for_each_unbuddied_list(i, chunks) {
 		if (!list_empty(&pool->unbuddied[i])) {
 			zhdr = list_first_entry(&pool->unbuddied[i],