diff --git a/security/nss/cmd/strsclnt/strsclnt.c b/security/nss/cmd/strsclnt/strsclnt.c
index 820455ec3b8..2e1a930ddd9 100644
--- a/security/nss/cmd/strsclnt/strsclnt.c
+++ b/security/nss/cmd/strsclnt/strsclnt.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ StressClient_GetClientAuthData(void * arg,
         SECKEYPrivateKey * privkey = NULL;
         CERTCertNicknames * names;
         int                 i;
-        void *             proto_win;
+        void *             proto_win = NULL;
         SECStatus          rv         = SECFailure;
 
         if (Cert_And_Key) {