diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 8a4a8cb85e..fdc96d1f45 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn rule_check(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
                                    uint64_t bytes, BlkdebugIOType iotype)
 {
     BDRVBlkdebugState *s = bs->opaque;
-    BlkdebugRule *rule = NULL;
+    BlkdebugRule *rule;
     int error;
     bool immediately;
 
diff --git a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
index a061aad817..87009c4518 100644
--- a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ fail:
 static int dirty_bitmap_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     DBMSaveState *s = &((DBMState *)opaque)->save;
-    SaveBitmapState *dbms = NULL;
+    SaveBitmapState *dbms;
 
     if (init_dirty_bitmap_migration(s, errp) < 0) {
         return -1;