diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
index 5ebe12d56ebf422b6273d0e810be8bbf113ced04..a7c7b1d9b7c81851d10b0de02cde2a7fc635a128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_add_sd_table_entry(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	struct i40e_hmc_sd_entry *sd_entry;
 	bool dma_mem_alloc_done = false;
 	struct i40e_dma_mem mem;
-	i40e_status ret_code;
+	i40e_status ret_code = I40E_SUCCESS;
 	u64 alloc_len;
 
 	if (NULL == hmc_info->sd_table.sd_entry) {