diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 133ac0ece..0a00d0962 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.194 2024/05/17 00:30:23 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.195 2024/05/17 06:11:17 deraadt Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2020 Damien Miller.  All rights reserved.
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ int
 convtime(const char *s)
 {
 	int secs, total = 0, multiplier;
-	char *p, *os, *np, c;
+	char *p, *os, *np, c = 0;
 	const char *errstr;
 
 	if (s == NULL || *s == '\0')