diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c b/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
index fa4e6d4..1682fc6 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 void __devinit
 ia64_tlb_init (void)
 {
-	ia64_ptce_info_t ptce_info;
+	ia64_ptce_info_t uninitialized_var(ptce_info); /* GCC be quiet */
 	unsigned long tr_pgbits;
 	long status;