diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/shell/entries.cpp b/reactos/base/shell/explorer/shell/entries.cpp
index f2f4ed3dff1..d4646fde064 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/shell/entries.cpp
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/explorer/shell/entries.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ int Entry::extract_icon(ICONCACHE_FLAGS flags)
 		if (!(flags & ICF_OVERLAYS)) {
 			IExtractIcon* pExtract;
 			if (SUCCEEDED(GetUIObjectOf(0, IID_IExtractIcon, (LPVOID*)&pExtract))) {
-				unsigned gil_flags;
+				unsigned gil_flags = 0;
 				int idx;
 
 				if (flags & ICF_OPEN)