diff --git a/components/esp_driver_uart/src/uart_vfs.c b/components/esp_driver_uart/src/uart_vfs.c
index 8bc9ee0c3f..a9ef10e231 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_uart/src/uart_vfs.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_uart/src/uart_vfs.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static int uart_tcgetattr(int fd, struct termios *p)
     }
 
     {
-        uint32_t baudrate;
+        uint32_t baudrate = 0;
         if (uart_get_baudrate(fd, &baudrate) != ESP_OK) {
             errno = EINVAL;
             return -1;