diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Device.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Device.cpp
index 7b7ed1d725..3a9dfbbc58 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/acpi/Device.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ acpi_walk_resources(acpi_device device, char *method,
 static status_t
 acpi_device_init_driver(device_node *node, void **cookie)
 {
-	ACPI_HANDLE handle;
+	ACPI_HANDLE handle = NULL;
 	const char *path = NULL;
 	uint32 type;