diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
index a03dcab5ce61..c724bd1591de 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static int tc358743_isr(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 status, bool *handled)
 static irqreturn_t tc358743_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct tc358743_state *state = dev_id;
-	bool handled;
+	bool handled = false;
 
 	tc358743_isr(&state->sd, 0, &handled);