diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
index ac091591228b..7f7eaf26c0be 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ ufs_bmap_seekdata(vp, offp)
 	int error, num, num1, off;
 
 	bp = NULL;
+	error = 0;
 	ip = VTOI(vp);
 	mp = vp->v_mount;
 	ump = VFSTOUFS(mp);