diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
index ee769ecaa13cf149f137a8a88b3606673b325cee..0a0ef17b2a401bf4afb1385b5eb5173dd0c38d7b 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int netlbl_mgmt_add_common(struct genl_info *info,
 static int netlbl_mgmt_listentry(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct netlbl_dom_map *entry)
 {
-	int ret_val;
+	int ret_val = 0;
 	struct nlattr *nla_a;
 	struct nlattr *nla_b;
 	struct netlbl_af4list *iter4;