diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_ethtool.c
index 0ad65e47c77ebe7a02ba00f805281942cfe39ff4..53cab3ad4cda47d1178716967e97653d6e66f109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_ethtool.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int hns3_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
 	u32 supported_caps;
 	u32 advertised_caps;
-	u8 media_type;
+	u8 media_type = HNAE3_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	u8 link_stat;
 	u8 auto_neg;
 	u8 duplex;