diff --git a/utils/src/walk_inodes.c b/utils/src/walk_inodes.c
index 045b6976..91378ef3 100644
--- a/utils/src/walk_inodes.c
+++ b/utils/src/walk_inodes.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int parse_walk_entry(struct scoutfs_ioctl_walk_inodes_entry *ent,
 	char *endptr;
 	char *c;
 	u64 ull;
-	u64 minor;
+	u64 minor = 0;
 	u64 *val;
 
 	memset(ent, 0, sizeof(*ent));