diff --git a/src/wqueue.c b/src/wqueue.c
index 33ccfe2..5526d78 100644
--- a/src/wqueue.c
+++ b/src/wqueue.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 static int uc_wqueue_handle_write(struct UCWQueue *wqueue)
 {
-    int rc;
+    int rc = UC_WQ_DONE;
     struct IOMuxFD *fd = &wqueue->fd;
     struct IOMux *mux  = wqueue->mux;