Count Set Bits in an 8-bit Register

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint8_t count_set_bits(uint8_t reg) {
    uint8_t val=0;
    uint8_t count=0;
   while(reg){ 
    val=reg&1;
        if(val) 
        count++;
    reg>>=1;
    }
    return count;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t reg;
    scanf("%hhu", &reg);
    printf("%u", count_set_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}