diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 14d85ca1e4357..4a25a1e39831f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int dpcm_apply_symmetry(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream,
 	struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe = asoc_substream_to_rtd(fe_substream);
 	struct snd_soc_dai *fe_cpu_dai;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	/* apply symmetry for FE */