diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
index e64845e6adf3..751f363ab3c3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;