diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
index 6a8b8237cecc..21a9de9858f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int smsusb_init_device(struct usb_interface *intf, int board_id)
 	struct smsusb_device_t *dev;
 	void *mdev;
 	int i, rc;
-	int in_maxp;
+	int in_maxp = 0;
 
 	/* create device object */
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smsusb_device_t), GFP_KERNEL);