diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 51508a55c405..4963ea9f6ec6 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int sysctl_enable_soft_offline __read_mostly = 1;
 
 atomic_long_t num_poisoned_pages __read_mostly = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
 
-static bool hw_memory_failure __read_mostly = false;
+static bool hw_memory_failure __read_mostly;
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mf_mutex);