diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index af154b7..4040018 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static Stream_t *try_device(struct device *dev,
 #endif
 	
 	for(retry_write=0; retry_write<2; retry_write++) {
-		Stream_t *Stream;
+		Stream_t *Stream = NULL;
 		int r;
 		int geomFailure=0;
 		if(retry_write)