diff --git a/database/DBio.c b/database/DBio.c
index 330afcda..c30dff12 100644
--- a/database/DBio.c
+++ b/database/DBio.c
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@ dbFgets(line, len, f)
 {
     char *cs;
     int l;
-    int c;
+    int c = EOF;
 
     do
     {