diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
index 9ccc56c30d3b..d269c541ebe4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void ov10640_power_up(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
 static int ov10640_check_id(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	u8 val;
+	u8 val = 0;
 
 	/* Read OV10640 ID to test communications. */
 	for (i = 0; i < OV10640_PID_TIMEOUT; ++i) {