diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
index e12bf07fd23d91d7a96b4db89d4881774605545e..73f95b081927c13413f7a006a6638195b3929507 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_validate_nvm_checksum(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 {
 	i40e_status ret_code = 0;
 	u16 checksum_sr = 0;
-	u16 checksum_local;
+	u16 checksum_local = 0;
 
 	ret_code = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
 	if (ret_code)