diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index 9703dce36307..9e5f949a7ed8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ enum count_cache_flush_type {
 	COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_SW	= 0x2,
 	COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_HW	= 0x4,
 };
-static enum count_cache_flush_type count_cache_flush_type;
+static enum count_cache_flush_type count_cache_flush_type = COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
 
 bool barrier_nospec_enabled;
 static bool no_nospec;