diff --git a/lib/accel/accel_rpc.c b/lib/accel/accel_rpc.c
index f363d3788..4d132931f 100644
--- a/lib/accel/accel_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/accel/accel_rpc.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ rpc_accel_get_opc_assignments(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 {
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	enum accel_opcode opcode;
-	const char *name, *module_name;
+	const char *name, *module_name = NULL;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (params != NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_band.c b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_band.c
index 438b9107f..71161cad5 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/mngt/ftl_mngt_band.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void
 ftl_mngt_finalize_init_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_mngt_process *mngt)
 {
 	struct ftl_band *band, *temp_band, *open_bands[FTL_MAX_OPEN_BANDS];
-	struct ftl_writer *writer;
+	struct ftl_writer *writer = NULL;
 	uint64_t i, num_open = 0, num_shut = 0;
 	uint64_t offset;
 	bool fast_startup = ftl_fast_startup(dev);