diff --git a/main/config.c b/main/config.c
index a701b238c5..7a44685b9e 100644
--- a/main/config.c
+++ b/main/config.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ int ast_variable_delete(struct ast_category *category, const char *variable, con
 int ast_variable_update(struct ast_category *category, const char *variable, 
 						const char *value, const char *match, unsigned int object)
 {
-	struct ast_variable *cur, *prev=NULL, *newer;
+	struct ast_variable *cur, *prev=NULL, *newer=NULL;
 
 	for (cur = category->root; cur; prev = cur, cur = cur->next) {
 		if (strcasecmp(cur->name, variable) ||