diff --git a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index eae83ef89b1c..eb6414ffde2b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ static int iw_softap_setwpsie(struct net_device *dev,
    hdd_hostapd_state_t *pHostapdState;
    eHalStatus halStatus= eHAL_STATUS_SUCCESS;
    u_int8_t *wps_genie;
-   u_int8_t *fwps_genie;
+   u_int8_t *fwps_genie = NULL;
    u_int8_t *pos;
    tpSap_WPSIE pSap_WPSIe;
    u_int8_t WPSIeType;