diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/memory_dump_v2.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/memory_dump_v2.c
index 16990bbf70b0..f83ca128a360 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/memory_dump_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/memory_dump_v2.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ static int mem_dump_alloc(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	uint32_t ns_vmids[] = {VMID_HLOS};
 	uint32_t ns_vm_perms[] = {PERM_READ | PERM_WRITE};
 	u64 shm_bridge_handle;
-	int initialized;
+	int initialized = 0;
 
 	if (mem_dump_reserve_mem(&pdev->dev) != 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;