diff --git a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_alloc.c b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_alloc.c
index 9d5417c1a5de..c3bd29ba3c27 100644
--- a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_alloc.c
+++ b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_alloc.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ ext2_reallocblks(struct vop_reallocblks_args *ap)
 	struct inode *ip;
 	struct vnode *vp;
 	struct buf *sbp, *ebp;
-	uint32_t *bap, *sbap, *ebap = 0;
+	uint32_t *bap, *sbap, *ebap;
 	struct ext2mount *ump;
 	struct cluster_save *buflist;
 	struct indir start_ap[NIADDR + 1], end_ap[NIADDR + 1], *idp;
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ ext2_reallocblks(struct vop_reallocblks_args *ap)
 	/*
 	 * If the block range spans two block maps, get the second map.
 	 */
+	ebap = NULL;
 	if (end_lvl == 0 || (idp = &end_ap[end_lvl - 1])->in_off + 1 >= len) {
 		ssize = len;
 	} else {