diff --git a/graphics/cairo_orig/grTCairo3.c b/graphics/cairo_orig/grTCairo3.c
index d86d3f0f..387fce35 100644
--- a/graphics/cairo_orig/grTCairo3.c
+++ b/graphics/cairo_orig/grTCairo3.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ int pixsize;
 {
 	Point *tp;
 	int np, nptotal;
-	int i, j;
+	int i, j = 0;
 	static int maxnp = 0;
 	FontChar *ccur;