diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index d718c17ab1e9f7..cb90e70d85e862 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ int drm_mode_setcrtc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_mode_set set;
 	uint32_t __user *set_connectors_ptr;
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
-	int ret, i, num_connectors;
+	int ret, i, num_connectors = 0;
 
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ int drm_mode_setcrtc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		num_connectors = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < crtc_req->count_connectors; i++) {
 			connector_set[i] = NULL;
 			set_connectors_ptr = (uint32_t __user *)(unsigned long)crtc_req->set_connectors_ptr;