diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 7541b76cd..685f54c15 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -9078,7 +9078,7 @@ int EncryptContent(byte* input, word32 inputSz, byte* out, word32* outSz,
     DECL_ASNSETDATA(dataASN, p8EncPbes1ASN_Length);
     int ret = 0;
     int sz = 0;
-    int version;
+    int version = 0;
     int id = -1;
     int blockSz = 0;
     word32 pkcs8Sz = 0;