diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18218.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18218.c
index 8da1fde..aacfe23 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18218.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18218.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /* write multiple registers */
 static int tda18218_wr_regs(struct tda18218_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val, u8 len)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u8 buf[1+len], quotient, remainder, i, msg_len, msg_len_max;
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{