diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/pearl/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/pearl/pcie.c
index f93b27f3a2360e6c2e527a22537c39ba6c8c4e3e..7fc4f0d6a9ad384f80c248cc3cccf5fad9bbf378 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/pearl/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/pearl/pcie.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void qtnf_pcie_free_shm_ipc(struct qtnf_pcie_bus_priv *priv)
 
 static int qtnf_pcie_init_memory(struct qtnf_pcie_bus_priv *priv)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	priv->sysctl_bar = qtnf_map_bar(priv, QTN_SYSCTL_BAR);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->sysctl_bar)) {