diff --git a/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c b/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
index d3561d5..40acc09 100644
--- a/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
+++ b/src/mgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static struct mgcp_endpoint *find_endpoint(struct mgcp_config *cfg, const char *
 static int mgcp_analyze_header(struct mgcp_parse_data *pdata, char *data)
 {
 	int i = 0;
-	char *elem, *save;
+	char *elem, *save = NULL;
 
 	pdata->trans = "000000";