@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 }
 
 static uintmax_t
 octalValueFromBuffer(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, uintmax_t max)
 {
-	uintmax_t value;
+	uintmax_t value = 0;
 
 	if (length == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (buffer[0] == 0x80) {