diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c b/drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c
index 004c955c1fd1..da0ae16f5c74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void sr_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
 static int sr_mdio_read(struct net_device *net, int phy_id, int loc)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	__le16 res;
+	__le16 res = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex);
 	sr_set_sw_mii(dev);