diff --git a/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c b/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c
index 51a060c897bb9..c85e5235be19f 100644
--- a/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c
+++ b/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(mysql)
 static void php_mysql_do_connect(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int persistent)
 {
 	char *user=NULL, *passwd=NULL, *host_and_port=NULL, *socket=NULL, *tmp=NULL, *host=NULL;
-	int  user_len, passwd_len, host_len;
+	int  user_len = 0, passwd_len = 0, host_len = 0;
 	char *hashed_details=NULL;
 	int hashed_details_length, port = MYSQL_PORT;
 	long client_flags = 0;