diff --git a/common/test/utilitytest.cc b/common/test/utilitytest.cc
index 3305fe7c9e9b737a4e93efc1e41259493fa4d591..94a29969dd2a4d5e369b91771472df9248a28eb5 100644
--- a/common/test/utilitytest.cc
+++ b/common/test/utilitytest.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   typedef Dune::Tuple<int*,double*,long*,char*> PointerTuple;
 
   Dune::Tuple<int*,double*,long*,char*> pointers = Dune::NullPointerInitialiser<PointerTuple>::apply();
-  int ret;
+  int ret=0;
 
   if(Dune::get<0>(pointers)!=0) {
     std::cerr<<"First pointer not null"<<std::endl;