diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
index d5e3ebe2..afe70e12 100644
--- a/ip/iproute.c
+++ b/ip/iproute.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 			mxlock = *(unsigned*)RTA_DATA(mxrta[RTAX_LOCK]);
 
 		for (i=2; i<= RTAX_MAX; i++) {
-			__u32 val;
+			__u32 val = 0U;
 
 			if (mxrta[i] == NULL)
 				continue;