diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a94017d5..d8a878f5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ CVS code -
 	- Get rid of that annoying reversed line when color is on! :)
   edit_add()
 	- Little fixes to let color highlights not bleed onto the next line.
+  statusq()
+	- Initialize "list".
 - m4/gettext.m4:
 	- Back down to 1.1.3 version.
 - faq.html:
diff --git a/winio.c b/winio.c
index d1371ada..6ac8799d 100644
--- a/winio.c
+++ b/winio.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ int statusq(int tabs, shortcut s[], int slen, char *def, char *msg, ...)
     int ret;
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
-    int list;
+    int list = 0;
 #endif
 
     bottombars(s, slen);