diff --git a/tools/zipalign/ZipFile.cpp b/tools/zipalign/ZipFile.cpp
index f2f65a6..ff15b15 100644
--- a/tools/zipalign/ZipFile.cpp
+++ b/tools/zipalign/ZipFile.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
     status_t result = OK;
     long lfhPosn, startPosn, endPosn, uncompressedLen;
     FILE* inputFp = NULL;
-    uint32_t crc;
+    uint32_t crc = 0;
     time_t modWhen;
 
     if (mReadOnly)