diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
index a6ed199..ac2d1c9 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
             String8 address(data.readString8());
             audio_output_flags_t flags = (audio_output_flags_t) data.readInt32();
             uint32_t latencyMs = 0;
-            audio_io_handle_t output;
+            audio_io_handle_t output = AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
             status_t status = openOutput(module, &output, &config,
                                          &devices, address, &latencyMs, flags);
             ALOGV("OPEN_OUTPUT output, %d", output);