diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index daa1feac66bf..6cd8aec146f2 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_write2(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, const cha
 static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, const char __user *buf, size_t bytes)
 {
 	size_t xfer = 0;
-	ssize_t tmp;
+	ssize_t tmp = 0;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&substream->mmap_count))
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_read2(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, char *buf,
 static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, char __user *buf, size_t bytes)
 {
 	size_t xfer = 0;
-	ssize_t tmp;
+	ssize_t tmp = 0;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&substream->mmap_count))