diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index f73c574d59f5..22d83752ae87 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static void req_completion(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, void *ctx,
 	struct request *req = iod_get_private(iod);
 	struct nvme_cmd_info *cmd_rq = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(req);
 	u16 status = le16_to_cpup(&cqe->status) >> 1;
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(status)) {
 		if (!(status & NVME_SC_DNR || blk_noretry_request(req))