diff --git a/src/kex.c b/src/kex.c
index 9ae59c5..74554db 100644
--- a/src/kex.c
+++ b/src/kex.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static int
 {
     unsigned char *s;
     unsigned long p_len, g_len;
-    int ret;
+    int ret = 0;
     int rc;
 
     if (key_state->state == libssh2_NB_state_idle) {
diff --git a/src/sftp.c b/src/sftp.c
index fd4e5e6..8cbd382 100644
--- a/src/sftp.c
+++ b/src/sftp.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ libssh2_sftp_read(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE * handle, char *buffer,
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp = handle->sftp;
     LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel = sftp->channel;
     LIBSSH2_SESSION *session = channel->session;
-    unsigned long data_len, request_id;
+    unsigned long data_len, request_id = 0;
     /* 25 = packet_len(4) + packet_type(1) + request_id(4) + handle_len(4) + offset(8) + length(4) */
     ssize_t packet_len = handle->handle_len + 25;
     unsigned char *packet, *s, *data;