diff --git a/libavcodec/scpr3.c b/libavcodec/scpr3.c
index e91c198308..369d2653c2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/scpr3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/scpr3.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ static int decompress_p3(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                 }
             } else {
                 int run, bx = x * 16 + sx1, by = y * 16 + sy1;
-                uint32_t clr, ptype = 0, r, g, b;
+                uint32_t clr = 0, ptype = 0, r, g, b;
 
                 if (bx >= avctx->width)
                     return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;