diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 6da8ce2e539d..481c959affbf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static int uvc_ctrl_find_ctrl_idx(struct uvc_entity *entity,
 				  struct v4l2_ext_controls *ctrls,
 				  struct uvc_control *uvc_control)
 {
-	struct uvc_control_mapping *mapping;
+	struct uvc_control_mapping *mapping = NULL;
 	struct uvc_control *ctrl_found;
 	unsigned int i;