diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index 39bdf14459..b551b99a00 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void virNetClientIncomingEvent(virNetSocketPtr sock,
 static virNetClientPtr virNetClientNew(virNetSocketPtr sock,
                                        const char *hostname)
 {
-    virNetClientPtr client;
+    virNetClientPtr client = NULL;
     int wakeupFD[2] = { -1, -1 };
 
     if (pipe2(wakeupFD, O_CLOEXEC) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index 7e63d7840e..4b0c2ee67d 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ int virNetSocketNewConnectCommand(virCommandPtr cmd,
                                   virNetSocketPtr *retsock)
 {
     pid_t pid = 0;
-    int sv[2];
-    int errfd[2];
+    int sv[2] = { -1, -1 };
+    int errfd[2] = { -1, -1 };
 
     *retsock = NULL;