diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/msvcrt/stubs.c b/reactos/dll/win32/msvcrt/stubs.c
index 095deca16cd..e6b26752ef4 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/msvcrt/stubs.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/msvcrt/stubs.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ int __get_app_type()
     return 0;
 }
 
-int _fileinfo;
+int _fileinfo = 0;
 
 void *
 __p__fileinfo()