diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
index 1a53c04bb25ca3bb3da5da642f47c8267d34eec8..0b47ab5d6fd998958861230953f74458773e41bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static int qed_hw_init_pf(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	if (hw_mode & (1 << MODE_MF_SI)) {
 		u8 pf_id = 0;
-		u32 val;
+		u32 val = 0;
 
 		if (!qed_hw_init_first_eth(p_hwfn, p_ptt, &pf_id)) {
 			if (p_hwfn->rel_pf_id == pf_id) {