diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp25xxfd/mcp25xxfd-core.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp25xxfd/mcp25xxfd-core.c
index b91180b560fd6..95d5cb46bc631 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp25xxfd/mcp25xxfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp25xxfd/mcp25xxfd-core.c
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mcp25xxfd_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	do {
 		u32 intf_pending, intf_pending_clearable;
-		bool set_normal_mode;
+		bool set_normal_mode = false;
 
 		err = regmap_bulk_read(priv->map_reg, MCP25XXFD_REG_INT,
 				       &priv->regs_status,