diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 3a486d3b6f52..826676778094 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ extern long __user_bad(void);
 
 #define __get_user(x, ptr)						\
 ({									\
-	unsigned long __gu_val;						\
+	unsigned long __gu_val = 0;					\
 	/*unsigned long __gu_ptr = (unsigned long)(ptr);*/		\
 	long __gu_err;							\
 	switch (sizeof(*(ptr))) {					\