diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index e7df0814f7..b968af66d6 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-04-06  Kazu Hirata  <kazu@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* ldfile.c (ldfile_find_command_file): Initialize result.
+
 2009-04-06  Kazu Hirata  <kazu@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* ld.texinfo (-L): Mention that -L options do not affect how ld
diff --git a/ld/ldfile.c b/ld/ldfile.c
index 380b56ac68..422416a8b4 100644
--- a/ld/ldfile.c
+++ b/ld/ldfile.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ ldfile_find_command_file (const char *name, const char *extend,
 			  bfd_boolean default_only)
 {
   search_dirs_type *search;
-  FILE *result;
+  FILE *result = NULL;
   char *buffer;
   static search_dirs_type *script_search;