diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 5fed22c22a2b..7574d24b982e 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ ssize_t simple_xattr_list(struct inode *inode, struct simple_xattrs *xattrs,
 		buffer += err;
 	}
 	remaining_size -= err;
+	err = 0;
 
 	read_lock(&xattrs->lock);
 	for (rbp = rb_first(&xattrs->rb_root); rbp; rbp = rb_next(rbp)) {