diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
index 145050e2e544..195ba31e2f35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-thread-lookup.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void *thread_fn(void *arg)
 {
 	struct thread_data *td = arg;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	int go;
+	int go = 0;
 
 	if (thread_init(td))
 		return NULL;