diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/fuse/FUSEVolume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/fuse/FUSEVolume.cpp
index 2bda9edfca..bdc466746a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/fuse/FUSEVolume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/fuse/FUSEVolume.cpp
@@ -2758,7 +2758,7 @@ name, type, nodeID, offset));
 
 	AutoLocker<Locker> locker(fLock);
 
-	size_t entryLen;
+	size_t entryLen = 0;
 	if (offset != 0) {
 		// does the caller want more entries?
 		if (buffer->entriesRead == buffer->maxEntries)