diff --git a/tools/blktap2/drivers/tapdisk-vbd.c b/tools/blktap2/drivers/tapdisk-vbd.c
index 89ef9edc4e..31bc2fe3d1 100644
--- a/tools/blktap2/drivers/tapdisk-vbd.c
+++ b/tools/blktap2/drivers/tapdisk-vbd.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ tapdisk_vbd_free_stack(td_vbd_t *vbd)
 int
 tapdisk_vbd_open_stack(td_vbd_t *vbd, uint16_t storage, td_flag_t flags)
 {
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	vbd->flags   = flags;
 	vbd->storage = storage;
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ tapdisk_vbd_open_image(td_vbd_t *vbd, td_image_t *image)
 static int
 tapdisk_vbd_close_and_reopen_image(td_vbd_t *vbd, td_image_t *image)
 {
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	td_close(image);
 
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ tapdisk_vbd_pause(td_vbd_t *vbd)
 int
 tapdisk_vbd_resume(td_vbd_t *vbd, const char *path, uint16_t drivertype)
 {
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	if (!td_flag_test(vbd->state, TD_VBD_PAUSED)) {
 		EPRINTF("resume request for unpaused vbd %s\n", vbd->name);
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c b/tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c
index bb99e3bed3..70011d1f34 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_cpupool.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int xc_cpupool_removecpu(xc_interface *xch,
                          int cpu)
 {
     unsigned retries;
-    int err;
+    int err = 0;
     DECLARE_SYSCTL;
 
     sysctl.cmd = XEN_SYSCTL_cpupool_op;