diff --git a/android/Gnss.cpp b/android/Gnss.cpp
index 9a362f0a..9b2e7ddc 100644
--- a/android/Gnss.cpp
+++ b/android/Gnss.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ GnssInterface* Gnss::getGnssInterface() {
     if (nullptr == mGnssInterface && !getGnssInterfaceFailed) {
         LOC_LOGD("%s]: loading libgnss.so::getGnssInterface ...", __func__);
         getLocationInterface* getter = NULL;
-        const char *error;
+        const char *error = NULL;
         dlerror();
         void *handle = dlopen("libgnss.so", RTLD_NOW);
         if (NULL == handle || (error = dlerror()) != NULL)  {
diff --git a/location/LocationAPI.cpp b/location/LocationAPI.cpp
index 3086adc1..60a46fe5 100644
--- a/location/LocationAPI.cpp
+++ b/location/LocationAPI.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void* loadLocationInterface(const char* library, const char* name) {
         return NULL;
     }
     getLocationInterface* getter = NULL;
-    const char *error;
+    const char *error = NULL;
     dlerror();
     void *handle = dlopen(library, RTLD_NOW);
     if (NULL == handle || (error = dlerror()) != NULL)  {