diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
index 06e727ce9cc2..eb848f9bbf2c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ u8 efuse_OneByteWrite(struct adapter *padapter, u16 addr, u8 data, bool bPseudoT
 {
 	u8 tmpidx = 0;
 	u8 bResult = false;
-	u32 efuseValue = 0;
+	u32 efuseValue;
 
 	if (bPseudoTest)
 		return Efuse_Write1ByteToFakeContent(addr, data);