diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/certdb/stanpcertdb.c b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/certdb/stanpcertdb.c
index 1de6aec7668..f51ef4a5260 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/certdb/stanpcertdb.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/certdb/stanpcertdb.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ CERT_SaveSMimeProfile(CERTCertificate *cert, SECItem *emailProfile,
     PK11SlotInfo *slot = NULL;
     NSSCertificate *c;
     NSSCryptoContext *cc;
-    nssSMIMEProfile *stanProfile;
+    nssSMIMEProfile *stanProfile = NULL;
     
     emailAddr = cert->emailAddr;