diff --git a/boot/image-android.c b/boot/image-android.c
index 14cf611..1cd2060 100644
--- a/boot/image-android.c
+++ b/boot/image-android.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 {
 	struct andr_image_data img_data;
 	const struct andr_boot_img_hdr_v0 *hdr;
-	const struct andr_vnd_boot_img_hdr *vhdr;
+	const struct andr_vnd_boot_img_hdr *vhdr = NULL;
 
 	hdr = map_sysmem(hdr_addr, sizeof(*hdr));
 	if (vendor_boot_img != -1)