diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/thread/argv.c b/winpr/libwinpr/thread/argv.c
index 6739150eb..52905b467 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/thread/argv.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/thread/argv.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ LPSTR* CommandLineToArgvA(LPCSTR lpCmdLine, int* pNumArgs)
 	char* pEnd;
 	char* buffer;
 	char* pOutput;
-	int numArgs;
+	int numArgs = 0;
 	LPSTR* pArgs;
 	int maxNumArgs;
 	int maxBufferSize;
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ LPSTR* CommandLineToArgvA(LPCSTR lpCmdLine, int* pNumArgs)
 		return NULL;
 
 	pArgs = NULL;
-	numArgs = 0;
 	lpEscapedCmdLine = NULL;
 	cmdLineLength = (int) strlen(lpCmdLine);
 	lpEscapedChars = (BOOL*) calloc(cmdLineLength + 1, sizeof(BOOL));
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ LPSTR* CommandLineToArgvA(LPCSTR lpCmdLine, int* pNumArgs)
 
 	pArgs = (LPSTR*) buffer;
 	pOutput = (char*) &buffer[maxNumArgs * (sizeof(char*))];
-	numArgs = 0;
 	p = (char*) lpCmdLine;
 
 	while (p < lpCmdLine + cmdLineLength)