diff --git a/modules/dialog/dlg_handlers.c b/modules/dialog/dlg_handlers.c
index 515805bbff4..a5855df81c4 100644
--- a/modules/dialog/dlg_handlers.c
+++ b/modules/dialog/dlg_handlers.c
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@ void dlg_onroute(struct sip_msg* req, str *route_params, void *param)
  */
 void dlg_ontimeout(struct dlg_tl *tl)
 {
-	struct sip_msg *fake_msg;
+	struct sip_msg *fake_msg = NULL;
 	context_p old_ctx;
 	context_p *new_ctx;
 	struct dlg_cell *dlg;