diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 290ff99bf1d8cf939254122c5178fcec947c91d3..0bcdc526148089e4be794bf9ab89c8796ff8c0a1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6240,7 +6240,7 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc_pinfo(struct device *dev,
 				      const struct ata_port_info * const * ppi,
 				      int n_ports)
 {
-	const struct ata_port_info *pi;
+	const struct ata_port_info *pi = &ata_dummy_port_info;
 	struct ata_host *host;
 	int i, j;
 
@@ -6248,7 +6248,7 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc_pinfo(struct device *dev,
 	if (!host)
 		return NULL;
 
-	for (i = 0, j = 0, pi = NULL; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
 
 		if (ppi[j])