diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
index 4d51f9e83fa83..0f67d5294cd6e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ fence_init(struct fence *fence, const struct fence_ops *ops,
 	fence->context = context;
 	fence->seqno = seqno;
 	fence->flags = 0UL;
+	fence->status = 0;
 
 	trace_fence_init(fence);
 }