diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 63ff65aa4..e00cd06af 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 20 October 2016: Wouter
 	- suppress compile warning in lex files.
+	- init lzt variable, for older gcc compiler warnings.
 
 19 October 2016: Wouter
 	- Fix #1130: whitespace in example.conf.in more consistent.
diff --git a/services/localzone.c b/services/localzone.c
index 898ad7dc6..7d73f3766 100644
--- a/services/localzone.c
+++ b/services/localzone.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ local_zones_answer(struct local_zones* zones, struct query_info* qinfo,
 	int labs = dname_count_labels(qinfo->qname);
 	struct local_data* ld = NULL;
 	struct local_zone* z = NULL;
-	enum localzone_type lzt;
+	enum localzone_type lzt = local_zone_transparent;
 	int r, tag = -1;
 
 	if(view) {