diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
index a1805a2..68b02b8 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 static void spd_fill_pei_data(struct pei_data *pei_data)
 {
 	struct spd_info spdi = {0};
-	unsigned int i, have_memory_down;
+	unsigned int i, have_memory_down = 0;
 
 	mb_get_spd_map(&spdi);