diff --git a/include/fc/reflect/reflect.hpp b/include/fc/reflect/reflect.hpp
index 075ce80..c9f5405 100644
--- a/include/fc/reflect/reflect.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/reflect/reflect.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ template<> struct reflector<ENUM> { \
     } \
     static ENUM from_string( const char* s ) { \
         BOOST_PP_SEQ_FOR_EACH( FC_REFLECT_ENUM_FROM_STRING, ENUM, FIELDS ) \
-        int64_t i; \
+        int64_t i = 0; \
         try \
         { \
            i = boost::lexical_cast<int64_t>(s); \