diff --git a/lib/command.c b/lib/command.c
index 1087ceb..d1af7fa 100644
--- a/lib/command.c
+++ b/lib/command.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@
   const char *word;
   int keyword_argc;
   const char **keyword_argv;
-  enum matcher_rv rv;
+  enum matcher_rv rv = MATCHER_NO_MATCH;
 
   keyword_mask = 0;
   while (1)
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@
 {
   struct cmd_matcher matcher;
   unsigned int token_index;
-  enum matcher_rv rv;
+  enum matcher_rv rv = MATCHER_NO_MATCH;
 
   cmd_matcher_init(&matcher, cmd_element, filter,
                    vline, index, match_type, match);