diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
index 81175a4..687aa9f 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ enet_socket_receive (ENetSocket socket,
 {
     INT sinLength = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
     DWORD flags = 0,
-          recvLength;
+          recvLength = 0;
     struct sockaddr_in sin;
 
     if (WSARecvFrom (socket,