diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index 10f6f99cfd4e..24b4abac8687 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -1296,8 +1296,8 @@ void xdisconnect(int fd)
 
 int main_loop(void)
 {
+	struct addrinfo *peer = NULL;
 	int fd = 0, ret, fd_in = 0;
-	struct addrinfo *peer;
 	struct wstate winfo;
 
 	if (cfg_input && cfg_sockopt_types.mptfo) {