diff --git a/drivers/phy/ti/phy-twl4030-usb.c b/drivers/phy/ti/phy-twl4030-usb.c
index 2990b3965460e837c4218c9e3ca22ab6198cd6d1..0e901386818875094d5072c8a8089e925017e0b3 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/ti/phy-twl4030-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/ti/phy-twl4030-usb.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct twl4030_usb {
 static int twl4030_i2c_write_u8_verify(struct twl4030_usb *twl,
 		u8 module, u8 data, u8 address)
 {
-	u8 check;
+	u8 check = 0xFF;
 
 	if ((twl_i2c_write_u8(module, data, address) >= 0) &&
 	    (twl_i2c_read_u8(module, &check, address) >= 0) &&