diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 92bb943..3bc5c8f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 	int mss;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
-	bool ecn_ok;
+	bool ecn_ok = false;
 
 	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 89d5bf8..ac83896 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 	int mss;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
-	bool ecn_ok;
+	bool ecn_ok = false;
 
 	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;