diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index 37353194e0f63f25119d1632a385fdaecaaf4a44..d11aefbc4b8dcb6f8d0592897776f9717bdb7133 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ static int addr2line(const char *dso_name, unsigned long addr,
 
 char *get_srcline(struct dso *dso, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	char *file;
-	unsigned line;
+	char *file = NULL;
+	unsigned line = 0;
 	char *srcline;
 	char *dso_name = dso->long_name;
 	size_t size;