diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index a38b017f7a54..1a9e307e6a4c 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdw_write);
 /* called with bus_lock held */
 static struct sdw_slave *sdw_get_slave(struct sdw_bus *bus, int i)
 {
-	struct sdw_slave *slave = NULL;
+	struct sdw_slave *slave;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(slave, &bus->slaves, node) {
 		if (slave->dev_num == i)