diff -r b838a4b481c2 src/timer/timer.c
--- a/src/timer/timer.c Wed Dec 20 16:01:27 2006 +0100
+++ b/src/timer/timer.c Mon Jan  8 14:22:29 2007 +0100
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int snd_timer_open_conf(snd_timer
 #ifndef PIC
        extern void *snd_timer_open_symbols(void);
 #endif
-       void *h;
+       void *h = NULL;
        if (snd_config_get_type(timer_conf) != SND_CONFIG_TYPE_COMPOUND) {
                if (name)
                        SNDERR("Invalid type for TIMER %s definition", name);
diff -r b838a4b481c2 src/timer/timer_query.c
--- a/src/timer/timer_query.c   Wed Dec 20 16:01:27 2006 +0100
+++ b/src/timer/timer_query.c   Mon Jan  8 14:22:29 2007 +0100
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int snd_timer_query_open_conf(snd
 #ifndef PIC
        extern void *snd_timer_query_open_symbols(void);
 #endif
-       void *h;
+       void *h = NULL;
        if (snd_config_get_type(timer_conf) != SND_CONFIG_TYPE_COMPOUND) {
                if (name)
                        SNDERR("Invalid type for TIMER %s definition", name);