1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 8a77c09d35..a95c43c945 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ PP(pp_open)
     djSP; dTARGET;
     GV *gv;
     SV *sv;
-    SV *name;
+    SV *name = Nullsv;
     I32 have_name = 0;
     char *tmps;
     STRLEN len;