diff --git a/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c b/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
index 5ec9c6cdc7b1..dd5bcd455030 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ int32_t cam_context_prepare_dev_to_hw(struct cam_context *ctx,
 
 	return rc;
 put_ctx_ref:
-	for (j; j >= 0; j--)
+	for (; j >= 0; j--)
 		cam_context_putref(ctx);
 put_ref:
 	for (--i; i >= 0; i--) {