diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 1e91e4889936..4ccd08369404 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-27  Bernd Schmidt  <bernd.schmidt@analog.com>
+
+	* regrename.c (replace_oldest_value_addr): Initialize a variable to
+	shut up the compiler.
+
 2006-03-27  J"orn Rennecke <joern.rennecke@st.com>
 
 	* config/sh/t-sh ($(T)libic_invalidate_array_4-100.a): Fix rule
diff --git a/gcc/regrename.c b/gcc/regrename.c
index 8042f6b25199..c55f9c4baebd 100644
--- a/gcc/regrename.c
+++ b/gcc/regrename.c
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ replace_oldest_value_addr (rtx *loc, enum reg_class cl,
 	rtx op1 = orig_op1;
 	rtx *locI = NULL;
 	rtx *locB = NULL;
-	enum rtx_code index_code;
+	enum rtx_code index_code = SCRATCH;
 
 	if (GET_CODE (op0) == SUBREG)
 	  {