diff --git a/core/tc_client_driver.c b/core/tc_client_driver.c
index 962a6f4f1ab28063b16878553227b89090b11acb..a4298558b619ccd3041a645b1bf3b5ed32556b34 100644
--- a/core/tc_client_driver.c
+++ b/core/tc_client_driver.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ smc_data_free:
 
 static void tc_re_init(const struct device *class_dev)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	agent_init();