diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 575c643..66f6ba0 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 {
 	int id;
 	unsigned long *new_groups;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(grp->name[0] == '\0');