diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_codegen.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_codegen.c
index 14d5c8942c..891a4b894e 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_codegen.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_codegen.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ _parse_programs(Evas_Object *ed)
 {
    Eina_Bool ret = EINA_TRUE;
    Eina_List *programs, *l;
-   const char *name, *source, *signal, *description;
+   const char *name, *source = NULL, *signal = NULL, *description;
    char *apiname;
    Edje_Action_Type type;