diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index ee4c61f85a07..c46a25e185ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 	{
 		int i, offset;
 		u8 mac[6];
-		u8 tmpU1b, AutoloadFail, eeprom_CustomerID;
+		u8 tmpU1b = 0, AutoloadFail, eeprom_CustomerID;
 		u8 *pdata = padapter->eeprompriv.efuse_eeprom_data;
 
 		tmpU1b = r8712_read8(padapter, EE_9346CR);/*CR9346*/