diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index c8c74aa548d96e00bbad834b943bf2365df7bdad..fb2c8f8071e64d3b6d52865ecaddf17f841a2b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static int ocelot_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 {
 	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (netif_is_lag_master(dev)) {
 		struct net_device *slave;