diff --git a/super.c b/super.c
index 128d2da33de3..71ae2bb339a4 100644
--- a/super.c
+++ b/super.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int exfat_set_vol_flags(struct super_block *sb, unsigned short new_flag)
 {
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 	struct pbr64 *bpb = (struct pbr64 *)sbi->pbr_bh->b_data;
-	bool sync = 0;
+	bool sync;
 
 	/* flags are not changed */
 	if (sbi->vol_flag == new_flag)