diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 761aab127e7caba1f46e940c53e2af88545cbac3..9b4b8b5c757464f0f48e9455ed1ea23f0a418a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static void iwl4965_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
 	struct iwl4965_tx_resp *tx_resp = (void *)&pkt->u.raw[0];
 	u32  status = le32_to_cpu(tx_resp->u.status);
-	int tid = MAX_TID_COUNT - 1;
+	int uninitialized_var(tid);
 	int sta_id;
 	int freed;
 	u8 *qc = NULL;