diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index 6d25dea5ad4b2a956c7c0e4772e64c100c5bd5b1..f7d117d80cfbb81b7fad2e22dd13900290030dc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ 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;