diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index cf43c80d27f6e47659d3add9aac2c22c2bc02e36..53aa4430d86ea74cb525a1adc37484ee60c07b07 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ static int __init viafb_setup(void)
 int __init viafb_init(void)
 {
 	u32 dummy_x, dummy_y;
-	int r;
+	int r = 0;
 
 	if (machine_is_olpc())
 		/* Apply XO-1.5-specific configuration. */
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ int __init viafb_init(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO
        "VIA Graphics Integration Chipset framebuffer %d.%d initializing\n",
 	       VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR);
-	return 0;
+	return r;
 }
 
 void __exit viafb_exit(void)