diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index e4983de33..13a5eb006 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-04-27  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/stdio/vfscanf.c (__svfscanf_r): Initialize new_exp local var.
+
 2001-04-27  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/include/stdlib.h: Add prototype for _strtod_r.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
index fad6e91ab..662a92360 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ __svfscanf_r (rptr, fp, fmt0, ap)
 #else  /* !_NO_LONG_DBL */
 	      long double res;
 #endif /* !_NO_LONG_DBL */
-	      long new_exp;
+	      long new_exp = 0;
 
 	      *p = 0;
 	      if ((flags & (DPTOK | EXPOK)) == EXPOK)