diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index dfcbcc0b86e4..8e3f26e6f6b9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ smb2_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	struct kvec *iov = rqst->rq_iov;
 	struct smb2_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
-	struct shash_desc *shash;
+	struct shash_desc *shash = NULL;
 	struct smb_rqst drqst;
 
 	ses = smb2_find_smb_ses(server, le64_to_cpu(shdr->SessionId));
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ smb3_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	unsigned char *sigptr = smb3_signature;
 	struct kvec *iov = rqst->rq_iov;
 	struct smb2_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
-	struct shash_desc *shash;
+	struct shash_desc *shash = NULL;
 	struct smb_rqst drqst;
 	u8 key[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];