diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/tcm-sita.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/tcm-sita.c
index d7f7bc9f061a..817be3c41863 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/tcm-sita.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/tcm-sita.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int l2r_t2b(u16 w, u16 h, u16 a, s16 offset,
 {
 	int i;
 	unsigned long index;
-	bool area_free;
+	bool area_free = false;
 	unsigned long slots_per_band = PAGE_SIZE / slot_bytes;
 	unsigned long bit_offset = (offset > 0) ? offset / slot_bytes : 0;
 	unsigned long curr_bit = bit_offset;