diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index a2d3f04a9ff2..7d7dc0754a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void mtk_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 					   phylink_config);
 	struct mtk_eth *eth = mac->hw;
 	u32 mcr_cur, mcr_new, sid, i;
-	int val, ge_mode, err;
+	int val, ge_mode, err = 0;
 
 	/* MT76x8 has no hardware settings between for the MAC */
 	if (!MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_SOC_MT7628) &&