diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_ddcb.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_ddcb.c
index 29a1a28be02a1a4b2e080b23df19e3c61b7f755c..c8046db2d5a230114b7e3fb9a6145de87f0ec2cb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_ddcb.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_ddcb.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ static int queue_wake_up_all(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
  */
 int genwqe_finish_queue(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
 {
-	int i, rc, in_flight;
+	int i, rc = 0, in_flight;
 	int waitmax = genwqe_ddcb_software_timeout;
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev = cd->pci_dev;
 	struct ddcb_queue *queue = &cd->queue;