diff --git a/library/pkparse.c b/library/pkparse.c
index 4e9e400..391deb3 100644
--- a/library/pkparse.c
+++ b/library/pkparse.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
  */
 static int pk_group_id_from_group( const ecp_group *grp, ecp_group_id *grp_id )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = 0;
     ecp_group ref;
     const ecp_group_id *id;