diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index c2b17de987..127c3d2383 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -5894,7 +5894,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_get_feature(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     uint32_t dw10 = le32_to_cpu(cmd->cdw10);
     uint32_t dw11 = le32_to_cpu(cmd->cdw11);
     uint32_t nsid = le32_to_cpu(cmd->nsid);
-    uint32_t result;
+    uint32_t result = 0;
     uint8_t fid = NVME_GETSETFEAT_FID(dw10);
     NvmeGetFeatureSelect sel = NVME_GETFEAT_SELECT(dw10);
     uint16_t iv;