diff --git a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
index cd943d06d074..26ae36f2ff58 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int allocate_cache_info(int cpu)
 int fetch_cache_info(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci;
-	unsigned int levels, split_levels;
+	unsigned int levels = 0, split_levels = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (acpi_disabled) {