diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/mpam/mpam_ctrlmon.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/mpam/mpam_ctrlmon.c
index b1d32d432556c1d6fda6948cb60d605196ce1abb..b7508ad8c5314d598559dab6d8338b2407326589 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/mpam/mpam_ctrlmon.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/mpam/mpam_ctrlmon.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int add_schema(enum resctrl_conf_type t, struct resctrl_resource *r)
 
 int schemata_list_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct mpam_resctrl_res *res;
 	struct resctrl_resource *r;