diff --git a/drivers/net/sis900.c b/drivers/net/sis900.c
index de740ebfafb6..eb715f1bcd48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis900.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis900.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static void sis900_timer(unsigned long data)
 	u16 status;
 
 	if (!sis_priv->autong_complete){
-		int speed, duplex = 0;
+		int uninitialized_var(speed), duplex = 0;
 
 		sis900_read_mode(net_dev, &speed, &duplex);
 		if (duplex){