diff --git a/src/XMPPThread/PEP.c b/src/XMPPThread/PEP.c
index f49dcd0..2196ba7 100644
--- a/src/XMPPThread/PEP.c
+++ b/src/XMPPThread/PEP.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static bool
 PEPManagerHandleEvent(PEPManager *manager, XMLElement *stanza)
 {
     PEPEvent *call = NULL;
-    XMLElement *event, *ps, *ev;
+    XMLElement *event = NULL, *ps = NULL, *ev = NULL;
     size_t i;
     if (!manager || !stanza)
     {