diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1a50f96ed..a756c0f8d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-12-17  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	Silence spurious warning.
+
 2013-12-17  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	Remove check_nt_hiberfil as it's been superseeded by file command.
diff --git a/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c b/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
index ebd6a975b..337442cf2 100644
--- a/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
+++ b/grub-core/lib/syslinux_parse.c
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ write_entry (struct output_buffer *outbuf,
 	if (grub_strcasecmp (basename, "chain.c32") == 0)
 	  {
 	    char *file = NULL;
-	    int is_fd = -1, devn;
+	    int is_fd = -1, devn = 0;
 	    int part = -1;
 	    int swap = 0;
 	    char *ptr;