1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/w32.c b/src/w32.c
index e2649167aee..7e32da84c58 100644
--- a/src/w32.c
+++ b/src/w32.c
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ get_long_basename (char * name, char * buf, int size)
   HANDLE dir_handle;
   char fname_utf8[MAX_UTF8_PATH];
   int len = 0;
-  int cstatus;
+  int cstatus = -1;
 
   /* Must be valid filename, no wild cards or other invalid characters.  */
   if (strpbrk (name, "*?|<>\""))