@@ -3375,7 +3375,7 @@ _PySys_InitCore(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *sysdict)
 static int
 sys_add_xoption(PyObject *opts, const wchar_t *s)
 {
-    PyObject *name, *value;
+    PyObject *name, *value = NULL;
 
     const wchar_t *name_end = wcschr(s, L'=');
     if (!name_end) {
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@@ -3375,7 +3375,7 @@ _PySys_InitCore(PyThreadState tstate, PyObject sysdict)
3375	3375	static int
3376	3376	sys_add_xoption(PyObject opts, const wchar_t s)
3377	3377	{
3378		- PyObject name, value;
	3378	+ PyObject name, value = NULL;
3379	3379
3380	3380	const wchar_t *name_end = wcschr(s, L'=');
3381	3381	if (!name_end) {