--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.39.4/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c	2011-08-03 19:43:28.000000000 +0000
+++ puma6-atom-6490-729/linux-2.6.39.4/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c	2021-11-10 13:38:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
-	union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
+	union acpi_operand_object *new_object = NULL;
 	acpi_status status;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_repair_object);