diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_gmin_platform.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_gmin_platform.c
index 948eb6f809f5..1cc581074ba7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_gmin_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_gmin_platform.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int atomisp_get_acpi_power(struct device *dev)
 
 static u8 gmin_get_pmic_id_and_addr(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *power;
+	struct i2c_client *power = NULL;
 	static u8 pmic_i2c_addr;
 
 	if (pmic_id)