diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 532df12b43c5b7..393f450adbc36a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ static int sev_gmem_post_populate(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn_start, kvm_pfn_t pf
 
 	for (gfn = gfn_start, i = 0; gfn < gfn_start + npages; gfn++, i++) {
 		struct sev_data_snp_launch_update fw_args = {0};
-		bool assigned;
+		bool assigned = false;
 		int level;
 
 		ret = snp_lookup_rmpentry((u64)pfn + i, &assigned, &level);