diff --git a/src/modules/conf_intl/e_int_config_intl.c b/src/modules/conf_intl/e_int_config_intl.c
index 4f552a61e..59a2f4ce2 100644
--- a/src/modules/conf_intl/e_int_config_intl.c
+++ b/src/modules/conf_intl/e_int_config_intl.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ _fill_data(E_Config_Dialog_Data *cfdata)
 
              if (locale_parts)
                {
-                  char *basic_language;
+                  char *basic_language = NULL;
 
                   if (locale_parts->mask & E_INTL_LOC_REGION)
                     basic_language = e_intl_locale_parts_combine(locale_parts, E_INTL_LOC_LANG | E_INTL_LOC_REGION);