diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 8121efc261..26dfed8584 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-01-20	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* libmisc/shell/hexdump-parse.c: Fix uninitialized warning.
+
 2010-01-20	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	Coverity Id 30
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/hexdump-parse.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/hexdump-parse.c
index a39c9f5787..5020b8a22b 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/hexdump-parse.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/hexdump-parse.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ rewrite(rtems_shell_hexdump_globals* globals, FS *fs)
 	int nconv, prec;
 	size_t len;
 
+	pr = NULL;
 	nextpr = NULL;
 	prec = 0;
 
@@ -450,7 +451,8 @@ isint2:					switch(fu->bcnt) {
 		(void)printf("\n");
 	}
 #endif
-  free(pr);
+	if (pr)
+		free(pr);
 }
 
 void