diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_i2c.c
index 31a676376d732aba3d2d15dd8dfe2af24be7f56b..3490d300bed2307f609112aab205b8430999c0f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_i2c.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void amdgpu_i2c_put_byte(struct amdgpu_i2c_chan *i2c_bus,
 void
 amdgpu_i2c_router_select_ddc_port(struct amdgpu_connector *amdgpu_connector)
 {
-	u8 val;
+	u8 val = 0;
 
 	if (!amdgpu_connector->router.ddc_valid)
 		return;