diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 20518f7ea0..ff43287105 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-12-19  Andreas Tobler  <andreast@neon.andreas.nets>
+
+	* mips-tdep.c (micromips_deal_with_atomic_sequence): Initialize
+	branch_bp to keep gcc happy.
+
 2012-12-19  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* gdbarch.sh (copyright): Update copyright years.
diff --git a/gdb/mips-tdep.c b/gdb/mips-tdep.c
index 8140f23732..792ae6ef7f 100644
--- a/gdb/mips-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/mips-tdep.c
@@ -3796,7 +3796,8 @@ micromips_deal_with_atomic_sequence (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   const int atomic_sequence_length = 16; /* Instruction sequence length.  */
   int last_breakpoint = 0; /* Defaults to 0 (no breakpoints placed).  */
   CORE_ADDR breaks[2] = {-1, -1};
-  CORE_ADDR branch_bp; /* Breakpoint at branch instruction's destination.  */
+  CORE_ADDR branch_bp = 0; /* Breakpoint at branch instruction's
+			      destination.  */
   CORE_ADDR loc = pc;
   int sc_found = 0;
   ULONGEST insn;