diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 5ae0524bed19..c7572dfc927a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int cpufreq_thermal_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				    unsigned long event, void *data)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = data;
-	unsigned long max_freq = 0;
+	unsigned long max_freq;
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_dev;
 
 	switch (event) {