diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
index f1c5424d0a..93c9bcac44 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ static void mgmt_register_client_xpath(enum mgmt_be_client_id id,
 {
 	struct mgmt_be_xpath_map **maps, *map;
 
+	maps = NULL;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case MGMT_BE_XPATH_SUBSCR_TYPE_CFG:
 		maps = &be_cfg_xpath_map;