--- a/libc/inet/resolv.c
+++ b/libc/inet/resolv.c
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ void sethostent (int stay_open)
int gethostent_r(struct hostent *result_buf, char *buf, size_t buflen,
struct hostent **result, int *h_errnop)
{
- int ret;
+ int ret = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
__UCLIBC_MUTEX_LOCK(mylock);
if (__gethostent_fp == NULL) {
