diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrhan.c b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrhan.c
index 5ce00aaac..ae8058472 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrhan.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrhan.c
@@ -561,14 +561,14 @@ void            process_profile (void)
     int             line_num = 0;
     int             i;
     char           *tok;
-    struct line_id *line_current;
-    struct field_id *field_current;
+    struct line_id *line_current      = NULL;
+    struct field_id *field_current    = NULL;
     struct key_id  *key_current;
     struct date_id *date_current;
-    struct key_id  *abstract_current;
-    struct finclude *finclude_current;
-    struct include *include_current;
-    struct include *i_i_current;
+    struct key_id  *abstract_current  = NULL;
+    struct finclude *finclude_current = NULL;
+    struct include *include_current   = NULL;
+    struct include *i_i_current       = NULL;
     int             found;
     int             tok_type;
 
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ void            process_infile (void)
 {
     int             line_num = 0;
     struct line_id *line_current;
-    struct rec     *record;
+    struct rec     *record = NULL;
     char            buffer[200];
     int             cant_be;
     time_t          startime = 0L;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrindex.c b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrindex.c
index 7d0a63814..8b0a817db 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrindex.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrindex.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void            write_2_dtbs_addr_file (void)
 {
     DtSrINT32		num_addrs_ii;
     DtSrINT32		num_reads;
-    DtSrINT32		i_start, k, cur_ind;
+    DtSrINT32		i_start, k, cur_ind = 0;
     DtSrINT32		num_delete_addrs = 0;
     char		addrs_removed = FALSE;
     DtSrINT32	i;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrkdump.c b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrkdump.c
index 0a025b942..a7dd624fb 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrkdump.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsr/dtsrkdump.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static struct or_dbrec
 /****************************************/
 void            count_words (int index)
 {
-    long	vista_field;
+    long	vista_field = 0;
     UCHAR	*ptr;
     DtSrINT32	offset, free, addrs;
     int		tabstop;