diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-platform.c b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-platform.c
index 6e8665430bd5..f5cae01d18bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-platform.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-platform.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static int lpass_platform_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_runtime)
 	struct lpass_data *drvdata =
 		snd_soc_platform_get_drvdata(soc_runtime->platform);
 	struct lpass_variant *v = drvdata->variant;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	struct lpass_pcm_data *data;
 	size_t size = lpass_platform_pcm_hardware.buffer_bytes_max;