diff --git a/src/util/interface.c b/src/util/interface.c
index 5e1987adc4..04a922c939 100644
--- a/src/util/interface.c
+++ b/src/util/interface.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ifaceGetFlags(const char *ifname, short *flags) {
 
 int
 ifaceIsUp(const char *ifname, bool *up) {
-    short flags;
+    short flags = 0;
     int rc = ifaceGetFlags(ifname, &flags);
 
     if (rc)
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 2b1671403a..8b5572c810 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -2857,7 +2857,7 @@ static bool
 cmdSetvcpus(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
 {
     virDomainPtr dom;
-    int count;
+    int count = 0;
     bool ret = true;
     int maximum = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "maximum");
     int config = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "config");