diff --git a/test/kcapi-main.c b/test/kcapi-main.c

index 2ae0edb..6818e67 100644

--- a/test/kcapi-main.c

+++ b/test/kcapi-main.c

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static inline uint64_t _time_delta(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end)

 static int get_random(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t buflen, unsigned int flags)

 {

-	int ret;

+	int ret = 0;

 	if (buflen > INT_MAX)

 		return 1;