diff --git a/drivers/dma/omap-dma.c b/drivers/dma/omap-dma.c
index fd6b9e6834ad..15eb8024666b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/omap-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/omap-dma.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int omap_dma_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	struct omap_dmadev *od = to_omap_dma_dev(chan->device);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
-	bool can_pause;
+	bool can_pause = false;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&od->irq_lock, flags);