diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
index 966c5bfe27..8061e5fa83 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int dhcp_network_send_raw_socket(int s, const union sockaddr_union *link,
                                  const void *packet, size_t len)
 {
         size_t size;
-        _cleanup_free_ DHCPPacket *discover = NULL;
+        _cleanup_free_ DHCPPacket *discover;
         uint16_t ip_check, udp_check;
 
         assert_se(s >= 0);