1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/random.c b/src/pulsecore/random.c
index 1bd69c2d..b2ec19f0 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/random.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/random.c
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ static int random_proper(void *ret_data, size_t length) {
 #ifdef OS_IS_WIN32
     int ret = -1;
 
+    HCRYPTPROV hCryptProv = 0;
+
     pa_assert(ret_data);
     pa_assert(length > 0);
 
-    HCRYPTPROV hCryptProv = NULL;
-
     if (CryptAcquireContext(&hCryptProv, NULL, NULL, PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT | CRYPT_SILENT)) {
         if(CryptGenRandom(hCryptProv, length, ret_data))
             ret = 0;