diff --git a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_mixer.c b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_mixer.c
index 24a1955b8c29..58fd79ebac20 100644
--- a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_mixer.c
+++ b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_mixer.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ int mixart_update_playback_stream_level(struct snd_mixart* chip, int is_aes, int
 	int volume[2];
 	struct mixart_msg request;
 	struct mixart_set_out_stream_level_req set_level;
-	u32 status;
+	u32 status = 0;
 	struct mixart_pipe *pipe;
 
 	memset(&set_level, 0, sizeof(set_level));
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ int mixart_update_capture_stream_level(struct snd_mixart* chip, int is_aes)
 	struct mixart_pipe *pipe;
 	struct mixart_msg request;
 	struct mixart_set_in_audio_level_req set_level;
-	u32 status;
+	u32 status = 0;
 
 	if(is_aes) {
 		idx = 1;