diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
index 957767d38361..d1df694d9ed0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ csio_ln_vnp_read_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_mb *mbp)
 	struct fc_els_csp *csp;
 	struct fc_els_cssp *clsp;
 	enum fw_retval retval;
-	__be32 nport_id;
+	__be32 nport_id = 0;
 
 	retval = FW_CMD_RETVAL_G(ntohl(rsp->alloc_to_len16));
 	if (retval != FW_SUCCESS) {