diff --git a/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp b/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
index 288396276bc..b828c44d648 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ bool DOSCOL::SetBuffer(PGLOBAL g, PVAL value, bool ok, bool check)
 /***********************************************************************/
 void DOSCOL::ReadColumn(PGLOBAL g)
   {
-  char   *p;
+  char   *p = NULL;
   int     i, rc;
   int     field;
   double  dval;
diff --git a/storage/connect/tabfix.cpp b/storage/connect/tabfix.cpp
index 801de79aad9..4cad405452e 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabfix.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabfix.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ BINCOL::BINCOL(BINCOL *col1, PTDB tdbp) : DOSCOL(col1, tdbp)
 /***********************************************************************/
 void BINCOL::ReadColumn(PGLOBAL g)
   {
-  char   *p;
+  char   *p = NULL;
   int     rc;
   PTDBFIX tdbp = (PTDBFIX)To_Tdb;
 
diff --git a/storage/connect/value.cpp b/storage/connect/value.cpp
index 196724ea6c0..e75a6e41557 100644
--- a/storage/connect/value.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/value.cpp
@@ -1034,7 +1034,6 @@ void TYPVAL<PSZ>::SetValue(char c)
 void TYPVAL<PSZ>::SetBinValue(void *p)
   {
   SetValue_char((char *)p, Len);
-  Null = false;
   } // end of SetBinValue
 
 /***********************************************************************/