diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
index 4a7679f6c73da04f5f57d20f822bef279a5d2643..f1578832ec7ad91e85a8e3f4434758ce1ca846f6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int clariion_prep_fn(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct request *req)
 static int clariion_std_inquiry(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 				struct clariion_dh_data *csdev)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = SCSI_DH_OK;
 	char *sp_model;
 
 	sp_model = parse_sp_model(sdev, sdev->inquiry);