diff --git a/libc3/module.c b/libc3/module.c
index e12aa7e..c2f9166 100644
--- a/libc3/module.c
+++ b/libc3/module.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ s_str * module_name_path (const s_str *prefix, const s_sym *name,
sw module_name_path_size (const s_str *prefix, const s_sym *name)
{
- character b;
+ character b = 0;
character c;
s_buf in;
sw r;