diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c
index 619b453..03ce082 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 	struct b43legacy_wldev *dev;
 	struct b43legacy_debugfs_fops *dfops;
 	struct b43legacy_dfs_file *dfile;
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
+	ssize_t uninitialized_var(ret);
 	char *buf;
 	const size_t bufsize = 1024 * 128;
 	const size_t buforder = get_order(bufsize);