diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
index ad9224a18853..2d47c10de062 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void tuner_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (t->mode != V4L2_TUNER_RADIO)
 		return;
 	if (fe_tuner_ops->get_status) {
-		u32 tuner_status;
+		u32 tuner_status = 0;
 
 		fe_tuner_ops->get_status(&t->fe, &tuner_status);
 		if (tuner_status & TUNER_STATUS_LOCKED)
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static int tuner_g_tuner(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_tuner *vt)
 	if (vt->type == t->mode) {
 		vt->rxsubchans = V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO | V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO;
 		if (fe_tuner_ops->get_status) {
-			u32 tuner_status;
+			u32 tuner_status = 0;
 
 			fe_tuner_ops->get_status(&t->fe, &tuner_status);
 			vt->rxsubchans =