diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex.h
index e1d95f08f8e1..c7e1a7837706 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ do {									\
 static inline int
 arch_futex_atomic_op_inuser(int op, int oparg, int *oval, u32 __user *_uaddr)
 {
-	int oldval, ret, tmp;
+	int oldval = 0, ret, tmp;
 	u32 __user *uaddr = __uaccess_mask_ptr(_uaddr);
 
 	pagefault_disable();