diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index b3e8407a01d5..6b26d0e829a4 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int wma_unified_link_peer_stats_event_handler(void *handle,
 	size_t peer_info_size, peer_stats_size, rate_stats_size;
 	size_t link_stats_results_size;
 	bool excess_data = false;
-	uint32_t buf_len;
+	uint32_t buf_len = 0;
 
 	tpAniSirGlobal pMac = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_PE);