diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cfd243c..268e6da6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ HTTP:
 * Tidy up basic_string_body
 * Add vector_body
 * span, string, vector bodies are public
+* Fix spurious uninitialized warning
 
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diff --git a/include/beast/http/detail/basic_parser.hpp b/include/beast/http/detail/basic_parser.hpp
index 37e2e335..d61a32dc 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/detail/basic_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/detail/basic_parser.hpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ protected:
         string_view& result, error_code& ec)
     {
         auto const first = it;
-        char const* token_last;
+        char const* token_last = nullptr;
         auto p = parse_token_to_eol(
             it, last, token_last, ec);
         if(ec)