diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
index 2d9f69b93392a..f4add36cb5f4d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,8 @@ static int __init pvr2fb_setup(char *options)
 	if (!options || !*options)
 		return 0;
 
+	cable_arg[0] = output_arg[0] = 0;
+
 	while ((this_opt = strsep(&options, ","))) {
 		if (!*this_opt)
 			continue;