diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 6a8fc0c2033..c99510c5979 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-02-27  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
+
+	* solib-svr4.c (svr4_read_so_list): Initialize first_l_name to 0.
+
 2014-02-27  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
 
 	* sparc-nat.c (sparc_xfer_wcookie): Always use process ID.
diff --git a/gdb/solib-svr4.c b/gdb/solib-svr4.c
index 6c4dff73eea..4c94f9f1b85 100644
--- a/gdb/solib-svr4.c
+++ b/gdb/solib-svr4.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static int
 svr4_read_so_list (CORE_ADDR lm, CORE_ADDR prev_lm,
 		   struct so_list ***link_ptr_ptr, int ignore_first)
 {
-  CORE_ADDR first_l_name;
+  CORE_ADDR first_l_name = 0;
   CORE_ADDR next_lm;
 
   for (; lm != 0; prev_lm = lm, lm = next_lm)