diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
index da09a1cf..43cbd78a 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static void StackLowerThanAddress(const void* ptr,
 // making comparison result unpredictable.
 GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_NO_SANITIZE_HWADDRESS_
 static void StackLowerThanAddress(const void* ptr, bool* result) {
-  int dummy;
+  int dummy = 0;
   *result = (&dummy < ptr);
 }
 
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ static void StackLowerThanAddress(const void* ptr, bool* result) {
 GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_NO_SANITIZE_ADDRESS_
 GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_NO_SANITIZE_HWADDRESS_
 static bool StackGrowsDown() {
-  int dummy;
+  int dummy = 0;
   bool result;
   StackLowerThanAddress(&dummy, &result);
   return result;