diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
index 8c2f18809..d32eb8216 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int
 vhost_scsi_dev_remove(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev)
 {
 	struct spdk_vhost_scsi_dev *svdev = to_scsi_dev(vdev);
-	int rc, i;
+	int rc = 0, i;
 
 	assert(svdev != NULL);
 	for (i = 0; i < SPDK_VHOST_SCSI_CTRLR_MAX_DEVS; ++i) {