diff --git a/http/http_request.c b/http/http_request.c
index 82f7555..a231383 100644
--- a/http/http_request.c
+++ b/http/http_request.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ s_tag * http_request_buf_parse (s_tag *req, s_buf *buf)
s_str *body_str;
const s_str content_length_str = {{NULL}, 14, {"Content-Length"}};
uw content_length_uw = 0;
- s_str *content_type;
+ s_str *content_type = NULL;
const s_str content_type_str = {{NULL}, 12, {"Content-Type"}};
s_str *key;
s_str line;