diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
index 3a6d84140bc9..8a2be787b70e 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int apr_tal_write(struct apr_svc_ch_dev *apr_ch, void *data,
 {
 	int rc = 0, retries = 0;
 	void *pkt_data = NULL;
-	struct apr_tx_buf *tx_buf;
+	struct apr_tx_buf *tx_buf = NULL;
 	struct apr_pkt_priv *pkt_priv_ptr = pkt_priv;
 
 	if (!apr_ch->handle || !pkt_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/audio_notifier.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/audio_notifier.c
index a59b436234c7..b46cd2067441 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/audio_notifier.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/audio_notifier.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ int audio_notifier_deregister(char *client_name)
 	int ret = 0;
 	int ret2;
 	struct list_head *ptr, *next;
-	struct client_data *client_data;
+	struct client_data *client_data = NULL;
 
 	if (client_name == NULL) {
 		pr_err("%s: client_name is NULL\n", __func__);