diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sti/c8sectpfe/c8sectpfe-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/sti/c8sectpfe/c8sectpfe-core.c
index 16aa494f22be..f922f2e827bc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sti/c8sectpfe/c8sectpfe-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sti/c8sectpfe/c8sectpfe-core.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ static int load_slim_core_fw(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr;
 	Elf32_Phdr *phdr;
 	u8 __iomem *dst;
-	int err, i;
+	int err = 0, i;
 
 	if (!fw || !context)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static int load_slim_core_fw(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	phdr = (Elf32_Phdr *)(fw->data + ehdr->e_phoff);
 
 	/* go through the available ELF segments */
-	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum && !err; i++, phdr++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
 
 		/* Only consider LOAD segments */
 		if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD)