diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index 12e5a951a143fa9ee091ac98c4989470ea468ccb..83a36d0d2a2dc115d96db334d1accd7c299c6b5b 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void queue_pending_output_urbs(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
 	while (test_bit(EP_FLAG_RUNNING, &ep->flags)) {
 
 		unsigned long flags;
-		struct snd_usb_packet_info *packet;
+		struct snd_usb_packet_info *uninitialized_var(packet);
 		struct snd_urb_ctx *ctx = NULL;
 		struct urb *urb;
 		int err, i;