diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index 53d892210a04..f64de9544866 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ static int sip_help_tcp(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	unsigned int msglen, origlen;
 	const char *dptr, *end;
 	s16 diff, tdiff = 0;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = NF_ACCEPT;
 	typeof(nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust_hook) nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust;
 
 	if (ctinfo != IP_CT_ESTABLISHED &&