1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bignum.c b/bignum.c
index aeefa21e3a..eed2181955 100644
--- a/bignum.c
+++ b/bignum.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static void
 bary_mul_balance(BDIGIT *zds, size_t zl, BDIGIT *xds, size_t xl, BDIGIT *yds, size_t yl)
 {
     VALUE work = 0;
-    BDIGIT *wds;
+    BDIGIT *wds = NULL;
     size_t yl0 = yl;
     size_t r, n;
     size_t wl = 0;