diff --git a/c/src/ChangeLog b/c/src/ChangeLog
index 343fc36db1..7b38d0f2e6 100644
--- a/c/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-03-11	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* libchip/ide/ide_controller.c: Fix warnings for uninitialized
+	variable.
+
 2010-03-11	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* libchip/network/i82586.c: Fix warnings for ctype methods.
diff --git a/c/src/libchip/ide/ide_controller.c b/c/src/libchip/ide/ide_controller.c
index bfd01ecac3..f59ad530bb 100644
--- a/c/src/libchip/ide/ide_controller.c
+++ b/c/src/libchip/ide/ide_controller.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define IDE_CONTROLLER_TRACE 0
 
 #include <rtems/chain.h>
-#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <rtems/blkdev.h>
 
 #include <libchip/ide_ctrl_cfg.h>
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ ide_controller_initialize(rtems_device_major_number  major,
                           void                      *args)
 {
     unsigned long       minor;
-    rtems_status_code   status;
 
     /* FIXME: may be it should be done on compilation phase */
     if (IDE_Controller_Count > IDE_CTRL_MAX_MINOR_NUMBER)
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ ide_controller_initialize(rtems_device_major_number  major,
             dev = rtems_filesystem_make_dev_t( major, minor );
             if (mknod(IDE_Controller_Table[minor].name,
                       0777 | S_IFBLK, dev ) < 0)
-                rtems_fatal_error_occurred(status);
+                rtems_fatal_error_occurred(errno);
             IDE_Controller_Table[minor].fns->ctrl_initialize(minor);
             IDE_Controller_Table[minor].status = IDE_CTRL_INITIALIZED;
         }