diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
index 6e5b8cce47bf..81b6bd6e1536 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int elf_section_address_and_offset(int fd, const char *name, u64 *address
 #ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND_DEBUG_FRAME
 static u64 elf_section_offset(int fd, const char *name)
 {
-	u64 address, offset;
+	u64 address, offset = 0;
 
 	if (elf_section_address_and_offset(fd, name, &address, &offset))
 		return 0;