diff --git a/libs/gamecode/builtins/pr_cmds.c b/libs/gamecode/builtins/pr_cmds.c
index 6327d3bd4..1001f0739 100644
--- a/libs/gamecode/builtins/pr_cmds.c
+++ b/libs/gamecode/builtins/pr_cmds.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ PF_Find (progs_t *pr)
 	ddef_t     *field_def;
 	int			type;
 
-	const char *s, *t; // ev_string
+	const char *s = NULL, *t; // ev_string
 	int i; // ev_vector
 
 	e = G_EDICTNUM (pr, OFS_PARM0);