diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/mt6359-auxadc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/mt6359-auxadc.c
index 6b9ed9b1fde2..1d9724ef0983 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/mt6359-auxadc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/mt6359-auxadc.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ static int mt6358_read_imp(struct mt6359_auxadc *adc_dev,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Read the params before stopping */
+	val_v = 0;
 	regmap_read(regmap, reg_adc0 + (cinfo->imp_adc_num << 1), &val_v);
 
 	mt6358_stop_imp_conv(adc_dev);