diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 06eb48fceb42..740cce4685ac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ nfulnl_recv_config(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct net *net = sock_net(ctnl);
 	struct nfnl_log_net *log = nfnl_log_pernet(net);
 	int ret = 0;
-	u16 flags;
+	u16 flags = 0;
 
 	if (nfula[NFULA_CFG_CMD]) {
 		u_int8_t pf = nfmsg->nfgen_family;