diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/NW80xCamDevice.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/NW80xCamDevice.cpp
index 70109e9bef..47a689fcf4 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/NW80xCamDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/NW80xCamDevice.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ NW80xCamDevice::ReadReg(uint16 address, uint8 *data, size_t count, bool cached)
 status_t
 NW80xCamDevice::GetStatusIIC()
 {
-	status_t err;
+	status_t err = B_ERROR;
 	uint8 status = 0;
 #warning WRITEME
 	//dprintf(ID "i2c_status: error 0x%08lx, status = %02x\n", err, status);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/quickcam/QuickCamDevice.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/quickcam/QuickCamDevice.cpp
index 4810c24a18..93fed9bbe3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/quickcam/QuickCamDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/usb_webcam/addons/quickcam/QuickCamDevice.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ QuickCamDevice::ReadReg(uint16 address, uint8 *data, size_t count, bool cached)
 status_t
 QuickCamDevice::GetStatusIIC()
 {
-	status_t err;
+	status_t err = B_ERROR;
 	uint8 status = 0;
 #warning WRITEME
 	//dprintf(ID "i2c_status: error 0x%08lx, status = %02x\n", err, status);