diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_evaluate.c b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_evaluate.c
index a9f87e5a..8c6e50a1 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_evaluate.c
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_evaluate.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ double eval(stack * stk, stack1 * no)
 {
 
         stack1 nos = NULL;
-        double x, y, z;
+        double x, y, z = 0.0;
         char ch;
         ldiv_t ldivt;
         while (!empty(*stk)) {