diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 15163b4b35ab8dda2c4367e9355a4be44f77d31a..b9972c0fd9175e3eaeadc489dca0cde4b8e95eae 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct compact_control *cc,
 {
 	int nr_scanned = 0, total_isolated = 0;
 	struct page *cursor, *valid_page = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	bool locked = false;
 	unsigned long blockpfn = *start_pfn;
 
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ isolate_migratepages_block(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long low_pfn,
 	unsigned long nr_scanned = 0, nr_isolated = 0;
 	struct list_head *migratelist = &cc->migratepages;
 	struct lruvec *lruvec;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	bool locked = false;
 	struct page *page = NULL, *valid_page = NULL;