diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index c1324e31d2f6465e0260e4df84e6e85c49c35e28..fb996c27a19b4b3340b7e682f319eae0a627631e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ static void b43legacy_put_phy_into_reset(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 static int b43legacy_switch_phymode(struct b43legacy_wl *wl,
 				      unsigned int new_mode)
 {
-	struct b43legacy_wldev *up_dev;
+	struct b43legacy_wldev *uninitialized_var(up_dev);
 	struct b43legacy_wldev *down_dev;
 	int err;
 	bool gmode = 0;