diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 5b01417cb2..a79db721fe 100644
--- a/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/system-settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ error:
 static NMIP6Address *
 parse_full_ip6_address (const char *addr_str, GError **error)
 {
-	NMIP6Address *addr;
+	NMIP6Address *addr = NULL;
 	char **list;
 	char *ip_tag, *prefix_tag;
 	struct in6_addr tmp = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;