diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_hpuxacl.c b/source3/modules/vfs_hpuxacl.c
index f929340..cb57482 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_hpuxacl.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_hpuxacl.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int hpuxacl_sys_acl_set_file(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
 		HPUX_ACL_T other_acl; 
 		int other_count;
-		SMB_ACL_TYPE_T other_type;
+		SMB_ACL_TYPE_T other_type = NULL;
 
 		other_type = (type == SMB_ACL_TYPE_ACCESS) 
 			? SMB_ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ int hpuxacl_sys_acl_set_fd(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 int hpuxacl_sys_acl_delete_def_file(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 				    const char *path)
 {
-	SMB_ACL_T smb_acl;
+	SMB_ACL_T smb_acl = NULL;
 	int ret = -1;
-	HPUX_ACL_T hpux_acl;
+	HPUX_ACL_T hpux_acl = NULL;
 	int count;
 
 	DEBUG(10, ("entering hpuxacl_sys_acl_delete_def_file.\n"));
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static bool smb_acl_to_hpux_acl(SMB_ACL_T smb_acl,
 static SMB_ACL_T hpux_acl_to_smb_acl(HPUX_ACL_T hpux_acl, int count, 
 					SMB_ACL_TYPE_T type)
 {
-	SMB_ACL_T result;
+	SMB_ACL_T result = NULL;
 	int i;
 
 	if ((result = sys_acl_init(0)) == NULL) {