diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcreate/AddFiletype.c b/cde/programs/dtcreate/AddFiletype.c
index ef0501aa8..e744dcf4e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcreate/AddFiletype.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcreate/AddFiletype.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static Widget   _Uxbuild_AddFiletype(void)
         int                   ntotalbuttons = 4;
         int                   nbutton = 0;
         Widget                AF_ScrolledWindow;
-        Widget                AF_BigForm;
+        Widget                AF_BigForm = NULL;
         XtArgVal /* Dimension */             dim1, dim2, dim3;
         Widget                AF_MED_IconForm, AF_TINY_IconForm;
         IconData             *pIconData;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcreate/FileCharacteristics.c b/cde/programs/dtcreate/FileCharacteristics.c
index 748845fae..43b0641b3 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcreate/FileCharacteristics.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcreate/FileCharacteristics.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static Widget   _Uxbuild_FileCharacteristics(void)
         int             nbutton = 0;
 #define TIGHTNESS       20
         Widget          FC_ScrolledWindow;
-        Widget          FC_BigForm;
+        Widget          FC_BigForm = NULL;
         char		*dialog_title, *pre, *suf;
 
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcreate/parser.c b/cde/programs/dtcreate/parser.c
index b76d42b49..1b4f476db 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcreate/parser.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcreate/parser.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ char    *s1,*tmp,*s2,buf[10],*cts;
 Boolean
 IsLastSingle(char *str)
 {
-    int n;
+    int n = 0;
 
     if(MB_CUR_MAX == 1)
         return(TRUE);