diff --git a/ichspi.c b/ichspi.c
index d6c0157..b6b0f36 100644
--- a/ichspi.c
+++ b/ichspi.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 {
 	int write_cmd = 0;
 	int timeout;
-	uint32_t temp32;
+	uint32_t temp32 = 0;
 	uint16_t temp16;
 	uint32_t a;