1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source3/utils/smbpasswd.c b/source3/utils/smbpasswd.c
index 2ac44fbdec..e5e5424a2b 100644
--- a/source3/utils/smbpasswd.c
+++ b/source3/utils/smbpasswd.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   extern int optind;
   extern int DEBUGLEVEL;
   int             real_uid;
-  struct passwd  *pwd;
+  struct passwd  *pwd = NULL;
   fstring         old_passwd;
   fstring         new_passwd;
   uchar           new_p16[16];