diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 931e0911aa..4d65915274 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -222,11 +222,13 @@ make_ip4_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
 	if (!strcmp (method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_MANUAL)) {
 		addr = nm_ip4_address_new ();
 
+		tmp = 0;
 		get_one_ip4_addr (ifcfg, "IPADDR", &tmp, error);
 		if (*error)
 			goto error;
 		nm_ip4_address_set_address (addr, tmp);
 
+		tmp = 0;
 		get_one_ip4_addr (ifcfg, "GATEWAY", &tmp, error);
 		if (*error)
 			goto error;
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ make_ip4_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
 		if (!nm_ip4_address_get_gateway (addr)) {
 			network_ifcfg = svNewFile (SYSCONFDIR "/sysconfig/network");
 			if (network_ifcfg) {
+				tmp = 0;
 				get_one_ip4_addr (network_ifcfg, "GATEWAY", &tmp, error);
 				svCloseFile (network_ifcfg);
 				if (*error)
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ make_ip4_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
 
 		/* Fall back to NETMASK if no PREFIX was specified */
 		if (!nm_ip4_address_get_prefix (addr)) {
+			netmask = 0;
 			get_one_ip4_addr (ifcfg, "NETMASK", &netmask, error);
 			if (*error)
 				goto error;