diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/map.h b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
index 56c7936e0c65..f6eb4332ac92 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/map.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static inline map_word map_word_ff(struct map_info *map)
 
 static inline map_word inline_map_read(struct map_info *map, unsigned long ofs)
 {
-	map_word r;
+	map_word uninitialized_var(r);
 
 	if (map_bankwidth_is_1(map))
 		r.x[0] = __raw_readb(map->virt + ofs);