diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/map.h b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
index b981b87..74f0277 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/map.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static inline map_word map_word_ff(struct map_info *map)
 
 static inline map_word inline_map_read(struct map_info *map, unsigned long ofs)
 {
-	map_word r;
+	map_word r = { { 0 } };
 
 	if (map_bankwidth_is_1(map))
 		r.x[0] = __raw_readb(map->virt + ofs);