diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c b/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
index 8e8b1bef6af69..11ea8cfd62661 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_ocelot_8021q.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ocelot_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 static struct sk_buff *ocelot_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	int src_port, switch_id;
+	int src_port = -1, switch_id = -1;
 
 	dsa_8021q_rcv(skb, &src_port, &switch_id, NULL, NULL);