diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5f2c5f4830..ca16f8722f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-22  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
+
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/dl-static.c (_dl_static_init):
+	Initialize REF before passing it to _dl_lookup_symbol.
+
 2003-12-21  Roland McGrath  <roland@frob.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c (_exit): Define with attribute_hidden.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/dl-static.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/dl-static.c
index b51b2f255a..6489068f48 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/dl-static.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/dl-static.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void *variables[] =
 void
 _dl_static_init (struct link_map *map)
 {
-  const ElfW(Sym) *ref;
+  const ElfW(Sym) *ref = NULL;
   lookup_t loadbase;
   void (*f) (void *[]);