diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
index a2a5921c730a89007d19e7d5d3b1645e893f69ca..71a1219a995d12fa0f33fc45f8602a5681f4d6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ static int pl022_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct pl022_config_chip const *chip_info;
 	struct chip_data *chip;
-	struct ssp_clock_params clk_freq;
+	struct ssp_clock_params clk_freq = {0, };
 	int status = 0;
 	struct pl022 *pl022 = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	unsigned int bits = spi->bits_per_word;