diff --git a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
index 1cff331a228ef8..4608c2ca43f846 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ int snd_mpu401_uart_new(struct snd_card *card, int device,
 	spin_lock_init(&mpu->output_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&mpu->timer_lock);
 	mpu->hardware = hardware;
+	mpu->irq = -1;
 	if (! (info_flags & MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED)) {
 		int res_size = hardware == MPU401_HW_PC98II ? 4 : 2;
 		mpu->res = request_region(port, res_size, "MPU401 UART");