diff --git a/src/libwolfboot.c b/src/libwolfboot.c
index b8806ad1..57aad529 100644
--- a/src/libwolfboot.c
+++ b/src/libwolfboot.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ int pkcs11_crypto_init(void)
         { CKA_ID, NULL, 0 },
     };
     CK_ULONG search_attr_count = sizeof(search_attr) / sizeof(*search_attr);
-    CK_ULONG obj_count;
+    CK_ULONG obj_count = 0;
     int session_opened = 0, logged_in = 0;
 
     if (encrypt_initialized)