diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
index b487f7acc860..36e55a5bcb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-target.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static int dmz_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	struct dmz_target *dmz = ti->private;
 	unsigned int zone_nr_sectors = dmz_zone_nr_sectors(dmz->metadata);
 	sector_t capacity;
-	int i, r;
+	int i, r = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dmz->nr_ddevs; i++) {
 		capacity = dmz->dev[i].capacity & ~(zone_nr_sectors - 1);