diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
index 2fb5eddbe2..09770402e7 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ append_common_prefix (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry,
   gboolean is_complete_not_unique;
   gboolean prefix_expands_the_file_part;
   GError *error;
-  CommonPrefixResult result;
+  CommonPrefixResult result = NO_MATCH;
   gboolean have_result;
 
   clear_completions (chooser_entry);