diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
index c53c2ef33e1a2ba29a2248ce816928613f99d08a..31009283e7d4a7c9387d696c1d656c9e99fb3305 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static irqreturn_t wcd_mbhc_adc_hs_rem_irq(int irq, void *data)
 static irqreturn_t wcd_mbhc_adc_hs_ins_irq(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc = data;
-	u8 clamp_state = 0;
+	u8 clamp_state;
 	u8 clamp_retry = WCD_MBHC_FAKE_INS_RETRY;
 
 	/*