diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index af955de035f4..65d2535d12ef 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ d40_get_dev_addr(struct d40_chan *chan, enum dma_data_direction direction)
 {
 	struct stedma40_platform_data *plat = chan->base->plat_data;
 	struct stedma40_chan_cfg *cfg = &chan->dma_cfg;
-	dma_addr_t addr;
+	dma_addr_t addr = 0;
 
 	if (chan->runtime_addr)
 		return chan->runtime_addr;