diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 76457d50bc3493e351c40fbe5b667d1b2e33ff6a..afc166fcc3d9c41ad6654bae17d5c893382c3705 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static ssize_t evdev_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 	struct evdev_client *client = file->private_data;
 	struct evdev *evdev = client->evdev;
 	struct input_event event;
-	int retval;
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (count < input_event_size())
 		return -EINVAL;