diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/bltest/blapitest.c b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/bltest/blapitest.c
index 0b156d71605..051ea7c43df 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/bltest/blapitest.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/bltest/blapitest.c
@@ -3246,7 +3246,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     double              totalTime;
     PRIntervalTime      time1, time2;
-    PRFileDesc          *outfile;           
+    PRFileDesc          *outfile = NULL;
     bltestCipherInfo    *cipherInfoListHead, *cipherInfo;
     bltestIOMode        ioMode;
     int                 bufsize, exponent, curThrdNum;