diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
index 8a8bd8310b..d5e1a7c09a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void init_dram_ddr3(int s3resume, const u32 cpuid)
 	int me_uma_size, cbmem_was_inited, fast_boot, err;
 	ramctr_timing ctrl;
 	spd_ddr3_raw_data spds[4];
-	size_t mrc_size;
+	size_t mrc_size = 0;
 	ramctr_timing *ctrl_cached = NULL;
 
 	timestamp_add_now(TS_INITRAM_START);