1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index b5fdfb0c8e..a34c0a2974 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ load_file(fname, script)
     }
 
     if (script) {
-	VALUE c;
+	VALUE c = 1;		/* something not nil */
 	VALUE line;
 	char *p;