diff --git a/fthd_hw.c b/fthd_hw.c
index 591128a..3691ef6 100644
--- a/fthd_hw.c
+++ b/fthd_hw.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int fthd_hw_ddr_phy_soft_reset(struct fthd_private *dev_priv)
 static inline int fthd_hw_ddr_status_busy(struct fthd_private *dev_priv,
 					  int retries, int delay)
 {
-	int reg, i;
+	int reg = 0, i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < retries; i++) {
 		reg = FTHD_S2_REG_READ(S2_DDR_STATUS_2018);