diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
index 03646508415a..361dc1126268 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static const char BCMATTACHDATA(vstr_macaddr)[] = "macaddr=%s";
 static const char BCMATTACHDATA(vstr_usbepnum)[] = "usbepnum=0x%x";
 static const char BCMATTACHDATA(vstr_end)[] = "END\0";
 
-uint8 patch_pair = 0;
+uint8 patch_pair;
 
 /* For dongle HW, accept partial calibration parameters */
 #define BCMDONGLECASE(n)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/linux_osl.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/linux_osl.c
index e4ab2a1b5759..3726e0273342 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/linux_osl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/linux_osl.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct osl_info {
 };
 
 /* Global ASSERT type flag */
-uint32 g_assert_type = 0;
+uint32 g_assert_type;
 
 static int16 linuxbcmerrormap[] = { 0,	/* 0 */
 	-EINVAL,		/* BCME_ERROR */