diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
index 1a19048bbe7..3fc91e4f594 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void tst_QGlobal::qtry()
 
 void tst_QGlobal::checkptr()
 {
-    int i;
+    int i = 0;
     QCOMPARE(q_check_ptr(&i), &i);
 
     const char *c = "hello";