diff --git a/src/rcon.c b/src/rcon.c
index fe5924cc..071f5678 100644
--- a/src/rcon.c
+++ b/src/rcon.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static char* msg_terminate (char *msg, int size) {
 }
 
 static char* rcon_receive() {
-	char *msg;
+	char *msg = NULL;
 	ssize_t t;
 	ssize_t size;