diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgso_bench_rx.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgso_bench_rx.c
index 6a193425c367f..d0895bd1933f2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgso_bench_rx.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgso_bench_rx.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int recv_msg(int fd, char *buf, int len, int *gso_size)
 static void do_flush_udp(int fd)
 {
 	static char rbuf[ETH_MAX_MTU];
-	int ret, len, gso_size, budget = 256;
+	int ret, len, gso_size = 0, budget = 256;
 
 	len = cfg_read_all ? sizeof(rbuf) : 0;
 	while (budget--) {