diff --git a/drivers/crypto/allwinner/sun4i-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c b/drivers/crypto/allwinner/sun4i-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
index d646d2db2003..ffa628c89e21 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/allwinner/sun4i-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/allwinner/sun4i-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int sun4i_ss_cipher_poll(struct skcipher_request *areq)
 	unsigned int obo = 0;	/* offset in bufo*/
 	unsigned int obl = 0;	/* length of data in bufo */
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool need_fallback;
+	bool need_fallback = false;
 
 	if (!areq->cryptlen)
 		return 0;