2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
index 4ad5d5f..21ee658 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Rget_1obj_1type3
   (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jbyteArray ref, jlong rapl_id)
 {
-    H5O_type_t  object_info;
+    H5O_type_t  object_info = -1;
     jboolean    isCopy;
     jbyte      *refBuf = NULL;
     int         retVal = -1;
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5util.c b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
index 5f1bccb..5c82edc 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5util.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ h5str_sprintf
             }
 
             if (H5Tequal(tid, H5T_STD_REF)) {
-                H5O_type_t obj_type;   /* Object type */
+                H5O_type_t obj_type = -1;   /* Object type */
                 H5R_type_t ref_type;   /* Reference type */
                 const H5R_ref_t *ref_vp = (H5R_ref_t *)cptr;