diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 76eeff8b4a5c..6d55ab029541 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void dapm_set_mixer_path_status(struct snd_soc_dapm_path *p, int i)
 	unsigned int max = mc->max;
 	unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
 	unsigned int invert = mc->invert;
-	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned int val = 0;
 
 	if (reg != SND_SOC_NOPM) {
 		soc_dapm_read(p->sink->dapm, reg, &val);