diff --git a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-fstatbug.c b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-fstatbug.c
index ed038c20a69a..724c2d86c27d 100644
--- a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-fstatbug.c
+++ b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-fstatbug.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main (void)
 {
 char buffer[32768], buffer2[32768];
 int desc[2];
-int error, successes;
+int error, successes = 0;
 struct stat status;
 pid_t new_pid;
 
diff --git a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-reverse.c b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-reverse.c
index f4ae16747d0b..702c51681fa4 100644
--- a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-reverse.c
+++ b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-reverse.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct stat status;
 pid_t new_pid;
 
 buggy = 0;
+total = 0;
 
 error = pipe(desc);
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ if (error)
 
 buffer[0] = 'A';
 
-for (i = 0; i < 65535; i++) {
+for (i = 1; i < 65535; i++) {
 	buffer[i] = buffer[i - 1] + 1;
 	if (buffer[i] > 'Z')
 		buffer[i] = 'A';
diff --git a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-wraparound.c b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-wraparound.c
index ab673e9b180a..5cf09fa86e26 100644
--- a/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-wraparound.c
+++ b/tools/regression/pipe/pipe-wraparound.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct stat status;
 pid_t new_pid;
 
 buggy = 0;
+total = 0;
 
 error = pipe(desc);
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ if (error)
 
 buffer[0] = 'A';
 
-for (i = 0; i < 32768; i++) {
+for (i = 1; i < 32768; i++) {
 	buffer[i] = buffer[i - 1] + 1;
 	if (buffer[i] > 'Z')
 		buffer[i] = 'A';