diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 60db6cb7de8f..250cd81985e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ netdev_tx_t usbnet_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct skb_data		*entry;
 	struct driver_info	*info = dev->driver_info;
 	unsigned long		flags;
-	int retval;
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (skb)
 		skb_tx_timestamp(skb);