diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/io.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/io.c
index 0c06ccfd1b8c..f0abf3ef2c95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/io.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ out:
 
 int wl18xx_top_reg_read(struct wl1271 *wl, int addr, u16 *out)
 {
-	u32 val;
+	u32 val = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(addr % 2))