diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
index 73f42698c19325de5e492fd8608e9941e09180e7..9c70f577e6a3230764671cc804d7d91db0589fba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
@@ -6111,7 +6111,7 @@ static int test_get_linfo(const struct prog_info_raw_test *test,
 static void do_test_info_raw(unsigned int test_num)
 {
 	const struct prog_info_raw_test *test = &info_raw_tests[test_num - 1];
-	unsigned int raw_btf_size, linfo_str_off, linfo_size;
+	unsigned int raw_btf_size, linfo_str_off, linfo_size = 0;
 	int btf_fd = -1, prog_fd = -1, err = 0;
 	void *raw_btf, *patched_linfo = NULL;
 	const char *ret_next_str;