diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_dp.c
index 18fe8f77821afa21aeab459090a30cb201e22c12..d0cb40df60a474a8355e372acf4c656daa5d01ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_dp.c
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ static bool dp_verify_link_cap(
 	bool success = false;
 	bool skip_video_pattern;
 	enum clock_source_id dp_cs_id = get_clock_source_id(link);
-	enum link_training_result status;
+	enum link_training_result status = LINK_TRAINING_SUCCESS;
 	union hpd_irq_data irq_data;
 	struct link_resource link_res;