diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs_bsg.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs_bsg.c
index 0044029bcf7b..0d38e7fa34cc 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs_bsg.c
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ static int ufs_bsg_exec_advanced_rpmb_req(struct ufs_hba *hba, struct bsg_job *j
 	struct ufs_rpmb_reply *rpmb_reply = job->reply;
 	struct bsg_buffer *payload = NULL;
 	enum dma_data_direction dir;
-	struct scatterlist *sg_list;
+	struct scatterlist *sg_list = NULL;
 	int rpmb_req_type;
-	int sg_cnt;
+	int sg_cnt = 0;
 	int ret;
 	int data_len;