@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@
 
 - (size_t)lowlevelReadIntoBuffer: (void *)buffer_
 			  length: (size_t)length
 {
 	unsigned char *buffer = buffer_;
-	uint16_t bits, tmp, value;
+	uint16_t bits = 0, tmp, value = 0;
 	size_t bytesWritten = 0;
 	unsigned char *slidingWindow;
 	uint16_t slidingWindowIndex;
 
 	if (_stream == nil)