diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi-staging/dsi_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi-staging/dsi_display.c
index 4bf694e2e7fa..0277fd3b3831 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi-staging/dsi_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi-staging/dsi_display.c
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ error:
 
 int dsi_display_prepare(struct dsi_display *display)
 {
-	int rc = 0, i, j;
+	int rc = 0, i = 0, j = 0;
 
 	if (!display) {
 		pr_err("Invalid params\n");