diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index af4fabfa93..84d04fcb34 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-03-05	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* cpukit/libblock/src/bdbuf.c: Initialize pointer to avoid warning.
+
 2004-03-05	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* score/macros/rtems/score/chain.inl, score/src/objectidtoname.c:
diff --git a/cpukit/libblock/src/bdbuf.c b/cpukit/libblock/src/bdbuf.c
index 739942e628..1991269385 100644
--- a/cpukit/libblock/src/bdbuf.c
+++ b/cpukit/libblock/src/bdbuf.c
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ avl_insert(bdbuf_buffer **root, bdbuf_buffer *node)
     blkdev_bnum block = node->block;
 
     bdbuf_buffer *p = *root;
-    bdbuf_buffer *q, *p1, *p2;
+    bdbuf_buffer *q = NULL;
+    bdbuf_buffer *p1, *p2;
     bdbuf_buffer *buf_stack[AVL_MAX_HEIGHT];
     bdbuf_buffer **buf_prev = buf_stack;