diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index c5906551311895285782942e49a92ca43c608f06..a2ac7205d45de81706ef520e2c9dca69f5ce503d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ static int stac92xx_auto_create_multi_out_ctls(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	static const char *chname[4] = {
 		"Front", "Surround", NULL /*CLFE*/, "Side"
 	};
-	hda_nid_t nid;
+	hda_nid_t nid = 0;
 	int i, err;
 
 	struct sigmatel_spec *spec = codec->spec;