diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c b/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c
index 381252bae3d817c1509a7c3fcd98d304f831da29..b8f16633a6ece6380cd8396c702c2ac75937a6a1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int do_microcode_update (void)
 {
 	long cursor = 0;
 	int error = 0;
-	void *new_mc;
+	void *new_mc = NULL;
 	int cpu;
 	cpumask_t old;