diff --git a/flaim/src/fqprep.cpp b/flaim/src/fqprep.cpp
index e5ab1ca..ee907e0 100644
--- a/flaim/src/fqprep.cpp
+++ b/flaim/src/fqprep.cpp
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ FSTATIC RCODE flmCurStratify(
 	FQNODE_p		pTree = *ppTree;
 	FQNODE_p		pOrOp;
 	FQNODE_p		pOtherAndOp;
-	FQNODE_p		pOtherAndOpCopy;
+	FQNODE_p		pOtherAndOpCopy = NULL;
 	FQNODE_p		pOrLeftOp;
 	FQNODE_p		pOrRightOp;
 	FQNODE_p		pNewAndOp1;