diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c
index 9e68b4a7e952..b9922360f11b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/uapi.c
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(BNXT_RE_METHOD_ALLOC_PAGE)(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *
 	struct ib_ucontext *ib_uctx;
 	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev;
 	u64 mmap_offset;
+	u32 dpi = 0;
 	u32 length;
-	u32 dpi;
 	u64 addr;
 	int err;