diff --git a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
index 8e9c01f434..3db4becbc6 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
+++ b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/src/nm-vpnc-service.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ vpnc_watch_cb (GPid pid, gint status, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	NMVPNCPlugin *plugin = NM_VPNC_PLUGIN (user_data);
 	NMVPNCPluginPrivate *priv = NM_VPNC_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (plugin);
-	guint error;
+	guint error = 0;
 
 	if (WIFEXITED (status)) {
 		error = WEXITSTATUS (status);