1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
index 145f13580ff0..9140236a0182 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static ssize_t show_str(struct device *dev,
                 break;
         default:
                 BUG();
+                val = "";
         }
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", val);