diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index cb1331b..7993a69 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -1954,9 +1954,9 @@
 	bool prio_allocate;
 	u32 parent;
 	u32 chain_index;
-	struct Qdisc *q = NULL;
+	struct Qdisc *q;
 	struct tcf_chain_info chain_info;
-	struct tcf_chain *chain = NULL;
+	struct tcf_chain *chain;
 	struct tcf_block *block;
 	struct tcf_proto *tp;
 	unsigned long cl;
@@ -1984,6 +1984,8 @@
 	tp = NULL;
 	cl = 0;
 	block = NULL;
+	q = NULL;
+	chain = NULL;
 
 	if (prio == 0) {
 		/* If no priority is provided by the user,
@@ -2804,8 +2806,8 @@
 	struct tcmsg *t;
 	u32 parent;
 	u32 chain_index;
-	struct Qdisc *q = NULL;
-	struct tcf_chain *chain = NULL;
+	struct Qdisc *q;
+	struct tcf_chain *chain;
 	struct tcf_block *block;
 	unsigned long cl;
 	int err;
@@ -2815,6 +2817,7 @@
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
+	q = NULL;
 	err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(n, sizeof(*t), tca, TCA_MAX,
 				     rtm_tca_policy, extack);
 	if (err < 0)