diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 6296c62c10fa..24870255c2c3 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ static bool dlm_lowcomms_con_has_addr(const struct connection *con,
 int dlm_lowcomms_addr(int nodeid, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int len)
 {
 	struct connection *con;
-	bool ret, idx;
+	bool ret;
+	int idx;
 
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&connections_srcu);
 	con = nodeid2con(nodeid, GFP_NOFS);