diff --git a/scripts/sortextable.h b/scripts/sortextable.h
index f5eb43d42926..3f064799a8c3 100644
--- a/scripts/sortextable.h
+++ b/scripts/sortextable.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ do_func(Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, char const *const fname, table_sort_t custom_sort)
 	Elf_Sym *sort_needed_sym;
 	Elf_Shdr *sort_needed_sec;
 	Elf_Rel *relocs = NULL;
-	int relocs_size;
+	int relocs_size = 0;
 	uint32_t *sort_done_location;
 	const char *secstrtab;
 	const char *strtab;