diff --git a/src/modules/mixer/pa.c b/src/modules/mixer/pa.c
index 211152011..1c69fb3d4 100644
--- a/src/modules/mixer/pa.c
+++ b/src/modules/mixer/pa.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ pulse_new(void)
 {
    Pulse *conn;
    Eina_Iterator *it;
-   const char *dir, *prev, *buf = NULL;;
+   const char *dir, *prev = NULL, *buf = NULL;;
    time_t time = 0;
    char *home, h[4096];
 
diff --git a/src/modules/mixer/serial.c b/src/modules/mixer/serial.c
index ad1ce278b..2c9c6d6a0 100644
--- a/src/modules/mixer/serial.c
+++ b/src/modules/mixer/serial.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ deserialize_sinks_watcher(Pulse *conn, Pulse_Tag *tag)
 Pulse_Sink *
 deserialize_sink(Pulse *conn __UNUSED__, Pulse_Tag *tag)
 {
-   Pulse_Sink *sink;
+   Pulse_Sink *sink = NULL;
    Eina_Bool mute, exist;
    pa_sample_spec spec;
    uint32_t owner_module, monitor_source, flags, base_volume, state, n_volume_steps, card, n_ports;