diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
index abf3b0233ccc..435ef77227ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
@@ -1208,9 +1208,8 @@ static int rxq_refill(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int index, int limit)
 {
 	struct mwl8k_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	struct mwl8k_rx_queue *rxq = priv->rxq + index;
-	int refilled;
+	int refilled = 0;
 
-	refilled = 0;
 	while (rxq->rxd_count < MWL8K_RX_DESCS && limit--) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		dma_addr_t addr;