diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
index a5280d8d002f..a3a829951ac4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int poll_cq(struct t4_wq *wq, struct t4_cq *cq, struct t4_cqe *cqe,
 static int __c4iw_poll_cq_one(struct c4iw_cq *chp, struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
 			      struct ib_wc *wc)
 {
-	struct t4_cqe cqe;
+	struct t4_cqe uninitialized_var(cqe);
 	struct t4_wq *wq = qhp ? &qhp->wq : NULL;
 	u32 credit = 0;
 	u8 cqe_flushed;