diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
index 17862b9ecccd73914af0b2659bed33498f8b255a..9c8ce75c760adbe15f85f77cb70b060af4f00d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ int amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p, uint32_t ib_idx)
 	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 idx;
 	int i, r = 0;