diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
index f0da0878bbb..2f8b33adca7 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ElfCreateEventLogHandle(PLOGHANDLE *LogHandle,
     PLOGFILE currentLogFile = NULL;
     INT i, LogsActive;
     PEVENTSOURCE pEventSource;
-    NTSTATUS Status;
+    NTSTATUS Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
     DPRINT("ElfCreateEventLogHandle(Name: %S)\n", Name);