diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index d7c13ca9be7dd8f258415b240c6af86db7db4c59..d627b59ad446523983f3646662ab52921221880d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ static void i40e_dbg_dump_desc(int cnt, int vsi_seid, int ring_id, int desc_n,
 	case RING_TYPE_XDP:
 		ring = kmemdup(vsi->xdp_rings[ring_id], sizeof(*ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 		break;
+	default:
+		ring = NULL;
+		break;
 	}
 	if (!ring)
 		return;