diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index 8628aa61b763..e2ea6c126c99 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void sock_test_tcpulp(int sock, int proto, unsigned int line)
 static int sock_listen_mptcp(const char * const listenaddr,
 			     const char * const port)
 {
-	int sock;
+	int sock = -1;
 	struct addrinfo hints = {
 		.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP,
 		.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
index 29f75e2a1116..8672d898f8cd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void xgetaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
 static int sock_listen_mptcp(const char * const listenaddr,
 			     const char * const port)
 {
-	int sock;
+	int sock = -1;
 	struct addrinfo hints = {
 		.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP,
 		.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
index ac9a4d9c1764..ae61f39556ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void xgetaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
 static int sock_listen_mptcp(const char * const listenaddr,
 			     const char * const port)
 {
-	int sock;
+	int sock = -1;
 	struct addrinfo hints = {
 		.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP,
 		.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM,