diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
index 3bc443f70a2..76696fe703c 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_descriptor_set.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ VkResult anv_AllocateDescriptorSets(
    ANV_FROM_HANDLE(anv_descriptor_pool, pool, pAllocateInfo->descriptorPool);
 
    VkResult result = VK_SUCCESS;
-   struct anv_descriptor_set *set;
+   struct anv_descriptor_set *set = NULL;
    uint32_t i;
 
    const VkDescriptorSetVariableDescriptorCountAllocateInfo *vdcai =