diff --git a/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/EpsBearerContextDeactivation.c b/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/EpsBearerContextDeactivation.c
index 1a7328a81f..d6fd48535c 100644
--- a/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/EpsBearerContextDeactivation.c
+++ b/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/EpsBearerContextDeactivation.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ int esm_proc_eps_bearer_context_deactivate_request(nas_user_t *user, int ebi, in
   int pid, bid;
   int rc = RETURNok;
   esm_data_t *esm_data = user->esm_data;
+  bid = 0;
 
   LOG_TRACE(INFO, "ESM-PROC  - EPS bearer context deactivation "
             "requested by the network (ebi=%d)", ebi);