diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index 536d15818ba2..0714936d8835 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static int _dpu_crtc_wait_for_frame_done(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 static int dpu_crtc_kickoff_clone_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-	struct drm_encoder *rt_encoder = NULL, *wb_encoder;
+	struct drm_encoder *rt_encoder = NULL, *wb_encoder = NULL;
 	struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms = _dpu_crtc_get_kms(crtc);
 
 	/* Find encoder for real time display */