diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
index fb2227dea0a..ff222f502ad 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ VfatVerify(
     PVFAT_IRP_CONTEXT IrpContext)
 {
     PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceToVerify;
-    NTSTATUS Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    NTSTATUS Status;
     FATINFO FatInfo;
     BOOLEAN RecognizedFS;
     PDEVICE_EXTENSION DeviceExt;