diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c b/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
index 35286bc919e..03ef74a6d02 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/virgl/drm/virgl_drm_winsys.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ virgl_drm_winsys_resource_cache_create(struct virgl_winsys *qws,
    struct virgl_hw_res *res, *curr_res;
    struct list_head *curr, *next;
    int64_t now;
-   int ret;
+   int ret = 0;
 
    /* only store binds for vertex/index/const buffers */
    if (bind != VIRGL_BIND_CONSTANT_BUFFER && bind != VIRGL_BIND_INDEX_BUFFER &&