diff --git a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
index c6de1393df63d74a80abd865e4a36c19c799a821..41b41fcc0466581b764dee26ac70cce13fe2be70 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ static int __sock_map_ctx_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 	struct smap_psock_map_entry *e = NULL;
 	struct smap_psock *psock;
 	bool new = false;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	/* 1. If sock map has BPF programs those will be inherited by the
 	 * sock being added. If the sock is already attached to BPF programs