Index: uClibc/libc/inet/resolv.c
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--- uClibc/libc/inet/resolv.c	(revision 17775)
+++ uClibc/libc/inet/resolv.c	(working copy)
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@
 int gethostent_r(struct hostent *result_buf, char *buf, size_t buflen,
 	struct hostent **result, int *h_errnop)
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = HOST_NOT_FOUND;
 
     __UCLIBC_MUTEX_LOCK(mylock);
     if (__gethostent_fp == NULL) {