diff --git a/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.cpp b/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.cpp
index 7093ffaa1..d09eba0b3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ status_t BnGraphicBufferProducer::onTransact(
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IGraphicBufferProducer, data, reply);
             sp<GraphicBuffer> buffer = new GraphicBuffer();
             data.read(*buffer.get());
-            int slot;
+            int slot = 0;
             int result = attachBuffer(&slot, buffer);
             reply->writeInt32(slot);
             reply->writeInt32(result);