diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 8b9c0f7..361203d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static dma_cookie_t fsl_dma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 	struct fsldma_chan *chan = to_fsl_chan(tx->chan);
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc = tx_to_fsl_desc(tx);
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *child;
-	dma_cookie_t cookie;
+	dma_cookie_t cookie = 0;

 	spin_lock_bh(&chan->desc_lock);