diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index a38cb047b540..1b0ae4a72e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_module_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u16  start = eeprom->offset, length = eeprom->len;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	memset(data, 0, eeprom->len);