diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
index b536e81..5678d46 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned int cap_mask, uk, max, dummy;
 	unsigned int cms_rev1, cms_rev2;
-	unsigned int cpu_rev, cpu_freq, cpu_flags, new_cpu_rev;
+	unsigned int cpu_rev, cpu_freq = 0, cpu_flags, new_cpu_rev;
 	char cpu_info[65];
 
 	get_model_name(c);	/* Same as AMD/Cyrix */