diff --git a/funcs/func_cut.c b/funcs/func_cut.c
index bcabd05086..51b9adc702 100644
--- a/funcs/func_cut.c
+++ b/funcs/func_cut.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int acf_sort_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, char *
 static int acf_cut_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
-	struct ast_module_user *u;
+	struct ast_module_user *u = NULL;
 
 	if (chan) {
 		ast_autoservice_start(chan);
diff --git a/funcs/func_realtime.c b/funcs/func_realtime.c
index c9e730bc1a..6442190e43 100644
--- a/funcs/func_realtime.c
+++ b/funcs/func_realtime.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int function_realtime_read(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *dat
 
 static int function_realtime_write(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, const char *value)
 {
-        struct ast_module_user *u;
+        struct ast_module_user *u = NULL;
 	int res = 0;
 	AST_DECLARE_APP_ARGS(args,
 		AST_APP_ARG(family);