diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
index c39f356349..574b9aedd3 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
@@ -5628,7 +5628,7 @@ static int drv_cmd_set_mc_rate(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint8_t *value = command;
-	int targetRate;
+	int targetRate = 0;
 
 	/* input value is in units of hundred kbps */