diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
index ee769ecaa13c..0a0ef17b2a40 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ add_failure:
 static int netlbl_mgmt_listentry(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct netlbl_dom_map *entry)
 {
-	int ret_val;
+	int ret_val = 0;
 	struct nlattr *nla_a;
 	struct nlattr *nla_b;
 	struct netlbl_af4list *iter4;