diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
index 170dca608042..2d8c3397774f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct ib_ah *create_iboe_ah(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_ah_attr *ah_attr
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev = to_mdev(pd->device);
 	struct mlx4_dev *dev = ibdev->dev;
-	int is_mcast;
+	int is_mcast = 0;
 	struct in6_addr in6;
 	u16 vlan_tag;