diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 816c45c..24debd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1391,8 +1391,8 @@
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = &intel_dig_port->dp;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = encoder->dev->dev_private;
 	enum port port = intel_dig_port->port;
-	bool wait;
 	uint32_t val;
+	bool wait = false;
 
 	if (I915_READ(DP_TP_CTL(port)) & DP_TP_CTL_ENABLE) {
 		val = I915_READ(DDI_BUF_CTL(port));