diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-swnode.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-swnode.c
index 2b2dd7e92211..51d2475c05c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-swnode.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *swnode_find_gpio(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	struct fwnode_reference_args args;
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
 	char propname[32]; /* 32 is max size of property name */
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	swnode = to_software_node(fwnode);
 	if (!swnode)