diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88rs2000.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88rs2000.c
index a09b12313a7317c4ba16bc60a7972602329e2ffe..ef79a4ec31e21a21a4f5d4f1de596f0ea41cc3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88rs2000.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/m88rs2000.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int m88rs2000_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct m88rs2000_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
-	enum fe_status status;
+	enum fe_status status = 0;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	u32 tuner_freq;
 	s16 offset = 0;