diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/map.h b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
index 3887901bf48c..ec69d760c49d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/map.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/map.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static inline int map_word_bitsset(struct map_info *map, map_word val1, map_word
 
 static inline map_word map_word_load(struct map_info *map, const void *ptr)
 {
-	map_word r;
+	map_word r = {{0} };
 
 	if (map_bankwidth_is_1(map))
 		r.x[0] = *(unsigned char *)ptr;