diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 5aaf0f93ea1156717b6f68c2935d534ee1fe6a3d..077f9fb3b8cbe03f243f213bf1feec6a990a7acc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ irqreturn_t ath_isr(int irq, void *dev)
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	enum ath9k_int status;
-	u32 sync_cause;
+	u32 sync_cause = 0;
 	bool sched = false;
 
 	/*