diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
index 0580287d7a0d..778200dd8ede 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ trace_boot_hist_add_handlers(struct xbc_node *hnode, char **bufp,
 {
 	struct xbc_node *node;
 	const char *p, *handler;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	handler = xbc_node_get_data(hnode);