diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/BTree.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/BTree.cpp
index 70e955df92..2ab2ad7d4d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/BTree.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/BTree.cpp
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ status_t
 TreeIterator::_GetEntry(btree_traversing type, void** _value, uint32* _size,
 	uint32* _offset)
 {
-	status_t status;
+	status_t status = B_OK;
 	if (fIteratorStatus == B_NO_INIT) {
 		status = _Traverse(type);
 		if (status != B_OK)