diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index e743b053b8a2..99d81e612e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void WMMOnAssocRsp23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	inx[0] = 0; inx[1] = 1; inx[2] = 2; inx[3] = 3;
 
 	if (pregpriv->wifi_spec == 1) {
-		u32	j, tmp, change_inx;
+		u32	j, tmp, change_inx = false;
 
 		/* entry indx: 0->vo, 1->vi, 2->be, 3->bk. */
 		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {