diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ecb248ba2028..709084801c6a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7edebf9a6aac07e2ebb3901b60672293a7139ad0
+refs/heads/master: 3fbaa3ac0d47e0cbad9bb65f0b71a5ce3ef1b76c
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index f7ca3511b9fe..cf3c227f9643 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_write_i2c_eeprom_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
  *  @data: value read
  *
  *  Performs byte read operation to SFP module's EEPROM over I2C interface at
- *  a specified deivce address.
+ *  a specified device address.
  **/
 s32 ixgbe_read_i2c_byte_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
                                 u8 dev_addr, u8 *data)
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_read_i2c_byte_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
 	u32 retry = 0;
 	u16 swfw_mask = 0;
 	bool nack = 1;
+	*data = 0;
 
 	if (IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_STATUS) & IXGBE_STATUS_LAN_ID_1)
 		swfw_mask = IXGBE_GSSR_PHY1_SM;