diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index 85628fbb5e2a..e66ba0d156f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static int mwifiex_check_fw_status(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	struct sdio_mmc_card *card = adapter->card;
 	int ret = 0;
-	u16 firmware_stat;
+	u16 firmware_stat = 0;
 	u32 tries;
 
 	for (tries = 0; tries < poll_num; tries++) {