diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 41629f032d..f91591533d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Wed Jan 30 20:49:34 CET 2008  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	Avoid used-uninitialized errors in test driver.
+	* src/test.c (testOpenFromFile): Initialize "privconn".
+
 	* src/libvirt.c (do_open): Avoid double-free upon failure.
 
 	Avoid segfault upon malloc failure, and plug a leak.
diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c
index 85170d9961..fe5da41f11 100644
--- a/src/test.c
+++ b/src/test.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int testOpenFromFile(virConnectPtr conn,
     xmlNodePtr *domains, *networks = NULL;
     xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt = NULL;
     virNodeInfoPtr nodeInfo;
-    testConnPtr privconn = malloc(sizeof(*privconn));
+    testConnPtr privconn = calloc(1, sizeof(*privconn));
     if (!privconn) {
         testError(NULL, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY, "testConn");
         return VIR_DRV_OPEN_ERROR;