@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
 
 - (size_t)lowlevelReadIntoBuffer: (void *)buffer_
 			  length: (size_t)length
 {
 	unsigned char *buffer = buffer_;
-	uint16_t bits, value;
+	uint16_t bits = 0, value = 0;
 	size_t bytesWritten = 0;
 
 	if (_stream == nil)
 		@throw [OFNotOpenException exceptionWithObject: self];