diff --git a/misc/lnstat.c b/misc/lnstat.c
index dac3a253..03e6f3f0 100644
--- a/misc/lnstat.c
+++ b/misc/lnstat.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv,"Vc:df:h?i:k:s:w:", 
 				opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
-			int i, len;
+			int i, len = 0;
 			char *tmp, *tok;
 			case 'c':
 				count = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);