diff --git a/libavdevice/v4l2.c b/libavdevice/v4l2.c
index 41ae3e89a8..4ac69677cd 100644
--- a/libavdevice/v4l2.c
+++ b/libavdevice/v4l2.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int device_init(AVFormatContext *ctx, int *width, int *height,
     struct v4l2_format fmt = { .type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE };
     struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &fmt.fmt.pix;
 
-    int res;
+    int res = 0;
 
     pix->width = *width;
     pix->height = *height;