diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
index d38bbf3..8f6861d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 static int mgcp_analyze_header(struct mgcp_parse_data *pdata, char *data)
 {
 	int i = 0;
-	char *elem, *save;
+	char *elem, *save = NULL;
 
 	pdata->trans = "000000";