Quiet a few warnings
diff --git a/init/mesg.c b/init/mesg.c
index 7b8acf6..7fd9d24 100644
--- a/init/mesg.c
+++ b/init/mesg.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 {
 	struct stat sb;
 	char *tty;
-	char c;
+	char c = 0;
 
 	if ((--argc == 0)
 		|| ((argc == 1) && (((c = **++argv) == 'y') || (c == 'n')))) {