diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
index d4a243b64f6c..aa160e6fe24f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_load_file_target_mem(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 	struct qmi_txn txn;
 	const u8 *temp = data;
 	void __iomem *bdf_addr = NULL;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u32 remaining = len;
 
 	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);