diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpIncomingServer.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpIncomingServer.cpp
index 23d9d764371..2582e0356a4 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpIncomingServer.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpIncomingServer.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ nsNntpIncomingServer::GetNewsrcRootPath(nsIFileSpec **aNewsrcRootPath)
     NS_WITH_SERVICE(nsIPref, prefs, kPrefServiceCID, &rv);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
     
-    PRBool havePref;
+    PRBool havePref = PR_FALSE;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> localFile;
     nsCOMPtr<nsILocalFile> prefLocal;
     rv = prefs->GetFileXPref(PREF_MAIL_NEWSRC_ROOT, getter_AddRefs(prefLocal));
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp
index 2bd5e5f0142..f574282ac88 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ nsNntpService::GetDefaultLocalPath(nsIFileSpec ** aResult)
     NS_WITH_SERVICE(nsIPref, prefs, kCPrefServiceCID, &rv);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
     
-    PRBool havePref;
+    PRBool havePref = PR_FALSE;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> localFile;
     nsCOMPtr<nsILocalFile> prefLocal;
     rv = prefs->GetFileXPref(PREF_MAIL_ROOT_NNTP, getter_AddRefs(prefLocal));