diff --git a/src/network/__dns.c b/src/network/__dns.c
index b8547bbafe307b41c5ddd6f1f7f112dfebfff5ba..cdd642991b5d1c9cdb818c28d3c21e3658e49246 100644
--- a/src/network/__dns.c
+++ b/src/network/__dns.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ int __dns_doqueries(unsigned char *dest, const char *name, int *rr, int rrcnt)
 		struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
 	} sa = {0}, ns[3] = {{0}};
 	socklen_t sl;
-	int nns;
-	int family;
+	int nns = 0;
+	int family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	unsigned char q[280] = "", *r = dest;
 	int ql;
 	int rlen;