diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index d9a19c5e6b6caa040ee0f1c6ce3203a01cdcb674..f852d867dbe9c920eb7a9c4c1d013a923ca48485 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int dm_scan_plat(bool pre_reloc_only)
 static int dm_scan_fdt_node(struct udevice *parent, ofnode parent_node,
 			    bool pre_reloc_only)
 {
-	int ret = 0, err;
+	int ret = 0, err = 0;
 	ofnode node;
 
 	if (!ofnode_valid(parent_node))