diff --git a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_rt_amp.c b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_rt_amp.c
index 6951dfb56526..b3d6ca249973 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_rt_amp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_rt_amp.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int asoc_sdw_rt_amp_spk_rtd_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, struct snd_soc
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_route *rt_amp_map;
 	char codec_name[CODEC_NAME_SIZE];
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	int i;
 
 	rt_amp_map = get_codec_name_and_route(dai, codec_name);