diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
index 5455b2626627540bcc84b910fa736f20e14fc56c..17444a3abbb933d396ba4e98f74af02e503370a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int live_reset_whitelist(void *arg)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = i915->engine[RCS];
 	struct i915_gpu_error *error = &i915->gpu_error;
 	struct whitelist w;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	/* If we reset the gpu, we should not lose the RING_NONPRIV */