diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/filecomp.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/filecomp.c
index 6b8ffc35305..2eec4199260 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/filecomp.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/filecomp.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ VOID CompleteFilename (LPTSTR str, INT charcount)
 	INT   curplace = 0;
 	INT   start;
 	INT   count;
-	INT step, c;
+	INT step;
+	INT c = 0;
 	BOOL  found_dot = FALSE;
 	BOOL  perfectmatch = TRUE;
 	TCHAR path[MAX_PATH];