diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
index 9ffc486..0dab7e3 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
             audio_stream_type_t stream =
                     static_cast <audio_stream_type_t>(data.readInt32());
             audio_devices_t device = static_cast <audio_devices_t>(data.readInt32());
-            int index;
+            int index = 0;
             status_t status = getStreamVolumeIndex(stream, &index, device);
             reply->writeInt32(index);
             reply->writeInt32(static_cast <uint32_t>(status));