diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nx2.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nx2.c
index 3a415b12d..01ccd4526 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nx2.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_nx2.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int
 qla8044_poll_reg(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, uint32_t addr,
 	int duration, uint32_t test_mask, uint32_t test_result)
 {
-	uint32_t value;
+	uint32_t value = 0;
 	int timeout_error;
 	uint8_t retries;
 	int ret_val = QLA_SUCCESS;