diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs12.c b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs12.c
index 6a4eb5619..e791508ae 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs12.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/pkcs12.c
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ int wc_d2i_PKCS12(const byte* der, word32 derSz, WC_PKCS12* pkcs12)
 int wc_d2i_PKCS12_fp(const char* file, WC_PKCS12** pkcs12)
 {
     int ret = 0;
-    byte* buf;
-    size_t bufSz;
+    byte* buf = NULL;
+    size_t bufSz = 0;
     WC_PKCS12* tmpPkcs12 = NULL;
     int callerAlloc = 1;
 
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ int wc_d2i_PKCS12_fp(const char* file, WC_PKCS12** pkcs12)
     if (pkcs12 == NULL) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("pkcs12 parameter NULL.");
         ret = BAD_FUNC_ARG;
-        buf = NULL;
     }
 
     if (ret == 0)