diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index ae5ca3f9e776..756d981d91a4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ load_balance_newidle(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq, struct sched_domain *sd,
 	}
 
 	if (!ld_moved) {
-		int active_balance;
+		int active_balance = 0;
 
 		schedstat_inc(sd, lb_failed[CPU_NEWLY_IDLE]);
 		if (!sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&