diff --git a/grub-core/loader/i386/bsd.c b/grub-core/loader/i386/bsd.c
index 6c324ca30..799a24cd2 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/i386/bsd.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/i386/bsd.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ grub_err_t
 grub_bsd_add_meta (grub_uint32_t type, const void *data, grub_uint32_t len)
 {
   grub_err_t err;
-  void *ptr;
+  void *ptr = NULL;
 
   err = grub_bsd_add_meta_ptr (type, &ptr, len);
   if (err)