diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index d5f34657..c1882af2 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	part_modified[0] = 0;
 	part_modified[1] = 0;
 	fname = "";
+	cmd = NULL;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
 		usage();