diff --git a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
index 2e2210b46a..20a9217bec 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
@@ -6418,7 +6418,7 @@ QDF_STATUS populate_dot11f_twt_extended_caps(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 					     tDot11fIEExtCap *dot11f)
 {
 	uint32_t value = 0;
-	QDF_STATUS status;
+	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	struct s_ext_cap *p_ext_cap;
 
 	dot11f->num_bytes = DOT11F_IE_EXTCAP_MAX_LEN;