diff -ruN a/src/chcon.c b/src/chcon.c
--- a/src/chcon.c	2023-07-05 20:09:55.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/chcon.c	2024-02-16 08:41:13.733647335 +0900
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 change_file_context (int fd, char const *file)
 {
   char *file_context = nullptr;
-  context_t context IF_LINT (= 0);
+  context_t context = 0;
   char const * context_string;
   int errors = 0;
 
diff -ruN a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
--- a/src/copy.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/copy.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.558446985 +0900
@@ -2207,8 +2207,8 @@
 {
   struct stat src_sb;
   struct stat dst_sb;
-  mode_t src_mode IF_LINT ( = 0);
-  mode_t dst_mode IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  mode_t src_mode = 0;
+  mode_t dst_mode = 0;
   mode_t dst_mode_bits;
   mode_t omitted_permissions;
   bool restore_dst_mode = false;
diff -ruN a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
--- a/src/ls.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/ls.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.559447030 +0900
@@ -4520,7 +4520,7 @@
                 int needs_general_quoting, size_t *width, bool *pad)
 {
   char *buf = *inbuf;
-  size_t displayed_width IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  size_t displayed_width = 0;
   size_t len = 0;
   bool quoted;
 
diff -ruN a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
--- a/src/od.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/od.c	2024-02-16 08:38:36.192481039 +0900
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@
   int n_files;
   size_t i;
   int l_c_m;
-  idx_t desired_width IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  idx_t desired_width = 0;
   bool modern = false;
   bool width_specified = false;
   bool ok = true;
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@
 
   /* The old-style 'pseudo starting address' to be printed in parentheses
      after any true address.  */
-  uintmax_t pseudo_start IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  uintmax_t pseudo_start = 0;
 
   initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
   set_program_name (argv[0]);
diff -ruN a/src/shred.c b/src/shred.c
--- a/src/shred.c	2023-07-05 20:09:55.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/shred.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.559447030 +0900
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 {
   off_t size = *sizep;
   off_t offset;			/* Current file position */
-  time_t thresh IF_LINT ( = 0);	/* Time to maybe print next status update */
+  time_t thresh = 0;	/* Time to maybe print next status update */
   time_t now = 0;		/* Current time */
   size_t lim;			/* Amount of data to try writing */
   size_t soff;			/* Offset into buffer for next write */
diff -ruN a/src/split.c b/src/split.c
--- a/src/split.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/split.c	2024-02-16 08:39:37.739280705 +0900
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@
   bool wrote = false;
   bool file_limit;
   idx_t i_file;
-  of_t *files IF_LINT (= nullptr);
+  of_t *files = nullptr;
   intmax_t line_no;
 
   if (k)
diff -ruN a/src/truncate.c b/src/truncate.c
--- a/src/truncate.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/truncate.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.560447076 +0900
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
   bool got_size = false;
-  off_t size IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  off_t size = 0;
   off_t rsize = -1;
   rel_mode_t rel_mode = rm_abs;
   int c;
diff -ruN a/src/tsort.c b/src/tsort.c
--- a/src/tsort.c	2023-08-29 20:39:27.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/tsort.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.560447076 +0900
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
                               struct successor *s = *p;
                               s->suc->count--;
                               *p = s->next;
-                              IF_LINT (free (s));
+                              free (s);
                               break;
                             }
 
diff -ruN a/src/unexpand.c b/src/unexpand.c
--- a/src/unexpand.c	2024-02-16 08:31:42.593018769 +0900
+++ b/src/unexpand.c	2024-02-16 08:36:01.560447076 +0900
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
   bool have_tabval = false;
-  uintmax_t tabval IF_LINT ( = 0);
+  uintmax_t tabval = 0;
   int c;
 
   /* If true, cancel the effect of any -a (explicit or implicit in -t),
diff -ruN a/src/who.c b/src/who.c
--- a/src/who.c	2023-08-11 22:06:43.000000000 +0900
+++ b/src/who.c	2024-02-16 08:40:51.924655278 +0900
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 static void
 scan_entries (idx_t n, struct gl_utmp const *utmp_buf)
 {
-  char *ttyname_b IF_LINT ( = nullptr);
+  char *ttyname_b = nullptr;
   time_t boottime = TYPE_MINIMUM (time_t);
 
   if (include_heading)