diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
index 4ac9092da392..48e4b90578c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void dgnc_set_custom_speed(struct channel_t *ch, uint newrate)
 
 void dgnc_check_queue_flow_control(struct channel_t *ch)
 {
-	int qleft = 0;
+	int qleft;
 
 	/* Store how much space we have left in the queue */
 	qleft = ch->ch_r_tail - ch->ch_r_head - 1;