diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
index 13ecd55c6668..e9d7a8c84e05 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static int doscan(void *data)
  */
 static void ifs_test_core(int cpu, struct device *dev)
 {
+	union ifs_status status = {};
 	union ifs_scan activate;
-	union ifs_status status;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	struct ifs_data *ifsd;
 	int to_start, to_stop;