diff --git a/core/elf.c b/core/elf.c
index ace5818..40e0cf2 100644
--- a/core/elf.c
+++ b/core/elf.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 uaddr_t loadElfProg(const char *prog, struct process * proc)
 {
     int i;
-    uaddr_t lastUserAddr;
+    uaddr_t lastUserAddr = 0;
 
     /**
      * Typedefs, constants and structure definitions as given by the ELF