diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
index 9c12da0cbd32539b5a8060a7a6deed8101cdd25d..e87f2201b220673030ca18a3957642b623d065a7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static int iwch_reregister_phys_mem(struct ib_mr *mr,
 	__be64 *page_list = NULL;
 	int shift = 0;
 	u64 total_size;
-	int npages;
+	int npages = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	PDBG("%s ib_mr %p ib_pd %p\n", __func__, mr, pd);