diff --git a/cde/lib/DtHelp/Canvas.c b/cde/lib/DtHelp/Canvas.c
index 24f4ec24d..07a1054aa 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtHelp/Canvas.c
+++ b/cde/lib/DtHelp/Canvas.c
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ _DtCanvasGetSpotInfo (
     _DtCvUnit		 topY;
     _DtCvUnit		 botY;
     _DtCvUnit		 startX;
-    _DtCvUnit		 endX;
+    _DtCvUnit		 endX = 0;
     void		*pChar;
     _DtCvValue		 junk;
     _DtCvStatus		 found = _DtCvSTATUS_NONE;