diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 19fb51558a7d..1ccff5e3f4bc 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ static int __sev_snp_shutdown_locked(int *error, bool panic)
 	ret = __sev_do_cmd_locked(SEV_CMD_SNP_SHUTDOWN_EX, &data, error);
 	/* SHUTDOWN may require DF_FLUSH */
 	if (*error == SEV_RET_DFFLUSH_REQUIRED) {
-		int dfflush_error;
+		int dfflush_error = SEV_RET_NO_FW_CALL;
 
 		ret = __sev_do_cmd_locked(SEV_CMD_SNP_DF_FLUSH, NULL, &dfflush_error);
 		if (ret) {