diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index 8d1c010..5b02a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
 	int result;
-	int acpi_state;
+	int acpi_state = ACPI_STATE_D0;
 
 	if (!device)
 		return -EINVAL;