diff --git a/src/cxa_demangle.cpp b/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
index a4423e6..aab8f0d 100644
--- a/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
+++ b/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
@@ -10185,7 +10185,7 @@ __demangle_tree::__parse_nested_name(const char* first, const char* last)
         {
             bool can_sub = true;
             bool make_nested = true;
-            const char* t1;
+            const char* t1 = NULL;
             switch (*t0)
             {
             case '1':