diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 5065398665f1..6e3be58cfe49 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ parse_server_interfaces(struct network_interface_info_ioctl_rsp *buf,
 		 * Add a new one instead
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
-		iface = niface = NULL;
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(iface, niface, &ses->iface_list,
 					 iface_head) {
 			ret = iface_cmp(iface, &tmp_iface);