diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index e704fa7c0bb..703fef9b369 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-06-10  Aaron W. LaFramboise  <aaronraolete36@aaronwl.com>
+
+	* include/bits/istream.tcc (istream::ignore): Fix for -Wuninitialized.
+
 2004-06-10  Jan van Dijk  <jan@etpmod.phys.tue.nl>
 
 	* include/std/std_complex.h (sin(const complex<_Tp>& __z)): Make
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/istream.tcc b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/istream.tcc
index 6417e951f03..c8861b651ef 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/istream.tcc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/istream.tcc
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ namespace std
 	    {
 	      const int_type __eof = traits_type::eof();
 	      __streambuf_type* __sb = this->rdbuf();
-	      int_type __c;
+	      int_type __c = __eof;
 
 	      if (__n != numeric_limits<streamsize>::max())
 		--__n;