diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
index 1904edf684071675cf5f10e6c354ba69d20f7afe..88a3aa36b41d77beadec2972e320fe27e5c70e05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
@@ -742,7 +742,8 @@ int amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
 	uint32_t created = 0;
 	uint32_t allocated = 0;
 	uint32_t tmp, handle = 0;
-	uint32_t *size = &tmp;
+	uint32_t dummy = 0xffffffff;
+	uint32_t *size = &dummy;
 	unsigned int idx;
 	int i, r = 0;