diff --git a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index c28455599ec6..cde65bdd1a22 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.66 1997/06/09 01:19:44 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.67 1997/06/12 07:35:40 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *      Gary J Palmer. All rights reserved.
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
     WINDOW              *ds_win, *save = NULL;
     ComposeObj          *obj = NULL;
     int                 n = 0, cancel = FALSE;
-    int			max, ret;
+    int			max, ret = DITEM_SUCCESS;
     char                *tmp;
     char		title[80];
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index c28455599ec6..cde65bdd1a22 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.66 1997/06/09 01:19:44 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.67 1997/06/12 07:35:40 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *      Gary J Palmer. All rights reserved.
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
     WINDOW              *ds_win, *save = NULL;
     ComposeObj          *obj = NULL;
     int                 n = 0, cancel = FALSE;
-    int			max, ret;
+    int			max, ret = DITEM_SUCCESS;
     char                *tmp;
     char		title[80];