diff --git a/source3/utils/net_rpc.c b/source3/utils/net_rpc.c
index 8a92c85b9e8..21881ba6a99 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net_rpc.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net_rpc.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ NTSTATUS net_get_remote_domain_sid(struct cli_state *cli, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 				   DOM_SID **domain_sid,
 				   const char **domain_name)
 {
-	struct rpc_pipe_client *lsa_pipe;
+	struct rpc_pipe_client *lsa_pipe = NULL;
 	struct policy_handle pol;
 	NTSTATUS result = NT_STATUS_OK;
 	union lsa_PolicyInformation *info = NULL;