diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 2b6e0385fe..f4b454224e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6203,7 +6203,7 @@ qemuGetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     int ret = -1;
     int rc;
     bool isActive;
-    bool cpu_bw_status;
+    bool cpu_bw_status = false;
     int saved_nparams = 0;
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE |