1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/inet/rcmd.c b/inet/rcmd.c
index 05bd1d5e8b..a8a6bc451b 100644
--- a/inet/rcmd.c
+++ b/inet/rcmd.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ iruserok (raddr, superuser, ruser, luser)
      int superuser;
      const char *ruser, *luser;
 {
-  FILE *hostf;
+  FILE *hostf = NULL;
   int isbad;
 
   if (!superuser)