diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
index 335551d..50bd69f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int __init ep93xx_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ep93xx_rtc *ep93xx_rtc;
 	struct resource *res;
-	struct rtc_device *rtc;
+	struct rtc_device *rtc = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	ep93xx_rtc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ep93xx_rtc), GFP_KERNEL);