diff --git a/common/cmd_pxe.c b/common/cmd_pxe.c
index 9426f5b05b..7c0cb66668 100644
--- a/common/cmd_pxe.c
+++ b/common/cmd_pxe.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static int parse_menu(char **c, struct pxe_menu *cfg, char *b, int nest_level)
 {
 	struct token t;
 	char *s = *c;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	get_token(c, &t, L_KEYWORD);