diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index 9ee4c1b735b28727b7e27f2732b6328eb1e81910..bdfcc0a71db14c2f917ef31d660845a63430bef4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_parse_dt(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_node *node = dev->of_node;
 	unsigned int num_levels = 0;
 	unsigned int levels_count;
-	unsigned int num_steps;
+	unsigned int num_steps = 0;
 	struct property *prop;
 	unsigned int *table;
 	int length;