diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 8364c8aba194215482d643fad1000d59bdcb391a..1f529321607eb2c2c852bb481982f1287fc86ef9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 	struct sym_entry *syme, *n;
 	struct rb_root tmp = RB_ROOT;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
-	int sym_width = 0, dso_width = 0, dso_short_width;
+	int sym_width = 0, dso_width = 0, dso_short_width = 0;
 	const int win_width = winsize.ws_col - 1;
 
 	samples = userspace_samples = 0;