diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
index 72000a6d5af0faded0895a42b26889f555d99d46..90feee190f2a852c49a143e05198acf4286108fb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static int __init msm_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port;
 	struct msm_port *msm_port;
-	int baud, flow, bits, parity;
+	int baud = 0, flow, bits, parity;
 
 	if (unlikely(co->index >= UART_NR || co->index < 0))
 		return -ENXIO;