diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/mxc/mxc_epdc_v2_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/mxc/mxc_epdc_v2_fb.c
index d1beddc8f7ce8ff610de74a39ece17090a60d686..19ddf3d0b83abf178918a704fd1ab357e49ee7a7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/mxc/mxc_epdc_v2_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/mxc/mxc_epdc_v2_fb.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static inline void epdc_set_temp(u32 temp)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	/* used to store external panel temperature value */
-	unsigned int ext_temp, ext_temp_index = temp;
+	unsigned int ext_temp = DEFAULT_TEMP, ext_temp_index = temp;
 
 	if (temp == DEFAULT_TEMP_INDEX) {
 		/*ret = max17135_reg_read(REG_MAX17135_EXT_TEMP, &ext_temp);*/