diff --git a/cmd/time.c b/cmd/time.c
index de57e3b9dd5e05a1efc2b4b12741b9dc3d5eb03a..2cd8b1a57777e077f63ac9f918b26e405b200524 100644
--- a/cmd/time.c
+++ b/cmd/time.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int do_time(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	ulong cycles = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
-	int repeatable;
+	int repeatable = 0;
 
 	if (argc == 1)
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;