diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index 17fac0121e563351d00cdc40087678dc9202853b..4f505eb4f422c63304ea7e49debce1a7cdca4f96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void mdio_write(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int loc, int val)
 static int read_eprom_word(pegasus_t *pegasus, __u8 index, __u16 *retdata)
 {
 	int i;
-	__u8 tmp;
+	__u8 tmp = 0;
 	__le16 retdatai;
 	int ret;