diff --git a/ntoskrnl/ex/handle.c b/ntoskrnl/ex/handle.c
index 76dcbfcff96..1851d56b094 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/ex/handle.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/ex/handle.c
@@ -1297,7 +1297,8 @@ BOOLEAN ExpKdbgExtHandle(ULONG Argc, PCHAR Argv[])
     PHANDLE_TABLE HandleTable;
     POBJECT_HEADER ObjectHeader;
     PHANDLE_TABLE_ENTRY TableEntry;
-    ULONG NeededLength, NameLength;
+    ULONG NeededLength = 0;
+    ULONG NameLength;
     PCM_KEY_CONTROL_BLOCK Kcb, CurrentKcb;
     POBJECT_HEADER_NAME_INFO ObjectNameInfo;