diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_intel_dg.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_intel_dg.c
index a566e86eb5e3..55a945c1a67a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_intel_dg.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_intel_dg.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ idg_erase(struct intel_dg_nvm *nvm, u8 region, loff_t from, u64 len, u64 *fail_a
 	void __iomem *base2 = nvm->base2;
 	void __iomem *base = nvm->base;
 	const u32 block = 0x10;
-	u32 iter = 0;
+	u32 iter;
 	u32 reg;
 	u64 i;
 
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ idg_erase(struct intel_dg_nvm *nvm, u8 region, loff_t from, u64 len, u64 *fail_a
 		iowrite32(region << 24 | block, base + NVM_ERASE_REG);
 		if (nvm->non_posted_erase) {
 			/* Wait for Erase Done */
+			iter = 0;
 			reg = ioread32(base2 + NVM_DEBUG_REG);
 			while (!(reg & NVM_NON_POSTED_ERASE_DONE) &&
 			       ++iter < NVM_NON_POSTED_ERASE_DONE_ITER) {