diff --git a/OvmfPkg/PlatformDxe/Platform.c b/OvmfPkg/PlatformDxe/Platform.c
index 4b141629c9..f0adb0ea93 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/PlatformDxe/Platform.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/PlatformDxe/Platform.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   them via HII.
 
   Copyright (C) 2014, Red Hat, Inc.
-  Copyright (c) 2009 - 2011, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+  Copyright (c) 2009 - 2014, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 
   This program and the accompanying materials are licensed and made available
   under the terms and conditions of the BSD License which accompanies this
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ PopulateForm (
   EFI_IFR_GUID_LABEL *Anchor;
   VOID               *OpCodeBuffer2;
 
+  OpCodeBuffer2 = NULL;
+
   //
   // 1. Allocate an empty opcode buffer.
   //