diff --git a/src/mesa/main/get.c b/src/mesa/main/get.c
index 7f2d72aa4bd..5fee9a60bc3 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/get.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/get.c
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ _mesa_GetUnsignedBytevEXT(GLenum pname, GLubyte *data)
    const struct value_desc *d;
    union value v;
    int shift;
-   void *p;
+   void *p = NULL;
    GLsizei size;
    const char *func = "glGetUnsignedBytevEXT";