diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index 54ffb796a320..7734229aa078 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static inline void flexcan_error_irq_disable(const struct flexcan_priv *priv)
 
 static int flexcan_clks_enable(const struct flexcan_priv *priv)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (priv->clk_ipg) {
 		err = clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk_ipg);