diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
index f381ddb183..e6c8bb586e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ virStoragePoolFCRefreshThread(void *opaque)
     const char *name = cbdata->name;
     virStoragePoolObjPtr pool = cbdata->pool;
     unsigned int host;
-    int found;
+    int found = 0;
     int tries = 2;
 
     do {