diff --git a/stand/common/module.c b/stand/common/module.c
index bff69f2d7738..401bb8843874 100644
--- a/stand/common/module.c
+++ b/stand/common/module.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ pnpautoload_simplebus(void) {
 	const char *pnpstring;
 	const char *compatstr;
 	char *pnpinfo = NULL;
-	char *module;
+	char *module = NULL;
 	int tag = 0, len, pnplen;
 	int error;