diff --git a/main/db1-ast/hash/hash.c b/main/db1-ast/hash/hash.c
index 2355d606c0..a28cb8b632 100644
--- a/main/db1-ast/hash/hash.c
+++ b/main/db1-ast/hash/hash.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ hash_seq(dbp, key, data, flag)
 	u_int32_t flag;
 {
 	register u_int32_t bucket;
-	register BUFHEAD *bufp;
+	register BUFHEAD *bufp = NULL;
 	HTAB *hashp;
 	u_int16_t *bp, ndx;