diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
index 3682059787abec3639a36574e7c779dccae4dcb5..5f21aec585f61805d54cf5886ab66e4f2d61cbdd 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ static void info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry, struct snd_info_buffer *buff
 int snd_sb_csp_new(struct snd_sb *chip, int device, struct snd_hwdep ** rhwdep)
 {
 	struct snd_sb_csp *p;
-	int version, err;
+	int uninitialized_var(version);
+	int err;
 	struct snd_hwdep *hw;
 
 	if (rhwdep)