diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index 0212af7997d9..cb6eef308cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ dma_fence_init(struct dma_fence *fence, const struct dma_fence_ops *ops,
 	fence->context = context;
 	fence->seqno = seqno;
 	fence->flags = 0UL;
+	fence->status = 0;
 
 	trace_dma_fence_init(fence);
 }