diff --git a/editor/base/nsEditor.cpp b/editor/base/nsEditor.cpp
index 846cc9ca2431..49a7a3e63364 100644
--- a/editor/base/nsEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/base/nsEditor.cpp
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsEditor::Paste()
   nsresult rv = nsServiceManager::GetService(kCClipboardCID,
                                              kIClipboardIID,
                                              (nsISupports **)&clipboard);
-  nsITransferable * trans;
+  nsITransferable * trans = 0;
   
   rv = nsComponentManager::CreateInstance(kCTransferableCID, nsnull, kITransferableIID, (void**) &trans);
   if (nsnull != trans) {
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
index 846cc9ca2431..49a7a3e63364 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsEditor::Paste()
   nsresult rv = nsServiceManager::GetService(kCClipboardCID,
                                              kIClipboardIID,
                                              (nsISupports **)&clipboard);
-  nsITransferable * trans;
+  nsITransferable * trans = 0;
   
   rv = nsComponentManager::CreateInstance(kCTransferableCID, nsnull, kITransferableIID, (void**) &trans);
   if (nsnull != trans) {