diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index 8e37e1f58c4b..ec4b148b1e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ static int ax88179_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (2 == size) {
-		u16 buf;
+		u16 buf = 0;
 		ret = __ax88179_read_cmd(dev, cmd, value, index, size, &buf, 0);
 		le16_to_cpus(&buf);
 		*((u16 *)data) = buf;
 	} else if (4 == size) {
-		u32 buf;
+		u32 buf = 0;
 		ret = __ax88179_read_cmd(dev, cmd, value, index, size, &buf, 0);
 		le32_to_cpus(&buf);
 		*((u32 *)data) = buf;