diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-avcore.c b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-avcore.c
index 6a9464079b4c..96f07d1473fb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-avcore.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-avcore.c
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ int cx231xx_initialize_stream_xfer(struct cx231xx *dev, u32 media_type)
 
 int cx231xx_capture_start(struct cx231xx *dev, int start, u8 media_type)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int rc = -1;
 	u32 ep_mask = -1;
 	struct pcb_config *pcb_config;