diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index ab71f5312876..ad0aebe0ad3d 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static int dcbnl_getpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		if (!getall && !data[i])
 			continue;
 
+		value = 0;
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfccfg(netdev, i - DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0,
 		                             &value);
 		ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, value);
@@ -1395,6 +1396,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
 		for (i = DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0; i <= DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_7; i++) {
+			value = 0;
 			ops->getpfccfg(netdev, i - DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0, &value);
 			if (nla_put_u8(skb, i, value))
 				goto nla_put_failure;