diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 2db6368cd8..72c4194714 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-04-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR binutils/11419
+	* dwarf.c (process_debug_info): Initialise the signature array.
+
 2010-04-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* dwarf.c (process_debug_info): Remove unused variable
diff --git a/binutils/dwarf.c b/binutils/dwarf.c
index cf5c8e1ef0..0da2c22591 100644
--- a/binutils/dwarf.c
+++ b/binutils/dwarf.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ process_debug_info (struct dwarf_section *section,
       unsigned long cu_offset;
       int offset_size;
       int initial_length_size;
-      unsigned char signature[8];
+      unsigned char signature[8] = { 0 };
       unsigned long type_offset = 0;
 
       hdrptr = start;