diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
index 280f140..cf18f13 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	dev->initialized	= 0;
 	dev->id			= id;
 	dev->slave_ttl		= slave_ttl;
+        dev->search_count	= -1; /* continual scan */
 
 	atomic_set(&dev->refcnt, 2);