diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
index 04eb441b6ce1945b8375b81cb7c7cd89cf172f7c..02ce1faeeeef9997d54ada8dbf763950f0653d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int mxs_i2c_wait_for_data(struct mxs_i2c_dev *i2c)
 
 static int mxs_i2c_finish_read(struct mxs_i2c_dev *i2c, u8 *buf, int len)
 {
-	u32 data;
+	u32 uninitialized_var(data);
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {