diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c b/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
index 4937712278f67757ba114a0f5bfbc9227fc00ab6..5c0fd787cc8f3035e8ab60954ba5a9a5bc8585e2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int check_firmware(struct dvb_frontend *fe, unsigned int type,
 	int			   rc = 0, is_retry = 0;
 	u16			   hwmodel;
 	v4l2_std_id		   std0;
-	u8			   hw_major, hw_minor, fw_major, fw_minor;
+	u8			   hw_major = 0, hw_minor = 0, fw_major = 0, fw_minor = 0;
 
 	dprintk(1, "%s called\n", __func__);