diff --git a/src/mv.c b/src/mv.c
index 4beb83638..b1fcf02cf 100644
--- a/src/mv.c
+++ b/src/mv.c
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ static void
 rm_option_init (struct rm_options *x)
 {
   x->unlink_dirs = 0;
-
   x->ignore_missing_files = 0;
-
+  x->root_dev_ino = NULL;
   x->recursive = 1;
 
   /* Should we prompt for removal, too?  No.  Prompting for the `move'