diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 459533a94..94c887e48 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.44 - 
 ====================================
+  Fix uninitialised lv_count in vgdisplay -c.
   Don't skip updating pvid hash when lvmcache_info struct got swapped.
   Add tinfo to termcap search path for pld-linux.
   Fix startup race in clvmd.
diff --git a/lib/display/display.c b/lib/display/display.c
index aa88ca63a..8a672f386 100644
--- a/lib/display/display.c
+++ b/lib/display/display.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ void vgdisplay_full(const struct volume_group *vg)
 void vgdisplay_colons(const struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	uint32_t active_pvs;
-	uint32_t lv_count;
+	uint32_t lv_count = 0;
 	struct lv_list *lvl;
 	const char *access_str;
 	char uuid[64] __attribute((aligned(8)));