diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1a7a012f3fe..11c8e12fb0b 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-10-07  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* python/py-value.c (valpy_call): Initialize ftype to avoid compiler
+	warning.
+
 2011-10-07  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* linux-nat.h (ALL_LWPS): Remove the ptid parameter.
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-value.c b/gdb/python/py-value.c
index 98835b5d885..d22fb066d28 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-value.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-value.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ valpy_call (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywords)
   volatile struct gdb_exception except;
   struct value *function = ((value_object *) self)->value;
   struct value **vargs = NULL;
-  struct type *ftype;
+  struct type *ftype = NULL;
 
   TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
     {