diff --git a/communication.c b/communication.c
index 3311358..0917f6e 100644
--- a/communication.c
+++ b/communication.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 	socklen_t optlen;
 	struct ebt_replace repl;
 	struct ebt_cntchanges *cc = u_repl->cc->next, *cc2;
-	struct ebt_u_entries *entries;
+	struct ebt_u_entries *entries = NULL;
 	struct ebt_u_entry *next = NULL;
 	int i, chainnr = 0;
 
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@
 {
 	int i, j, k, hook;
 	struct ebt_replace repl;
-	struct ebt_u_entry *u_e;
-	struct ebt_cntchanges *new_cc, *cc;
+	struct ebt_u_entry *u_e = NULL;
+	struct ebt_cntchanges *new_cc = NULL, *cc;
 
 	strcpy(repl.name, u_repl->name);
 	if (u_repl->filename != NULL) {
diff --git a/ebtables.c b/ebtables.c
index d5d24b0..62f1ba8 100644
--- a/ebtables.c
+++ b/ebtables.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 	char *buffer;
 	int c, i;
 	int zerochain = -1; /* Needed for the -Z option (we can have -Z <this> -L <that>) */
-	int chcounter; /* Needed for -C */
+	int chcounter = 0; /* Needed for -C */
 	int policy = 0;
 	int rule_nr = 0;
 	int rule_nr_end = 0;