diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.c b/gst/gstinfo.c
index 15263722c4..2dcff8638c 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.c
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static gchar *_gst_info_category_strings[] = {
   "NEGOTIATION",
 };
 
-const gchar *_gst_category_colors[] = {
+const gchar *_gst_category_colors[32] = {
   [GST_CAT_GST_INIT] = "00;37",
   [GST_CAT_COTHREADS] = "00;32",
   [GST_CAT_COTHREAD_SWITCH] = "00;32",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const gchar *_gst_category_colors[] = {
 
 /* colorization hash */
 inline gint _gst_debug_stringhash_color(gchar *file) {
-  int filecolor;
+  int filecolor = 0;
   while (file[0]) filecolor += *(char *)(file++);
   filecolor = (filecolor % 6) + 31;
   return filecolor;
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.h b/gst/gstinfo.h
index 620d809dde..f3c4cc414e 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.h
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.h
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 
-extern const gchar *_gst_category_colors[GST_CAT_MAX_CATEGORY];
+extern const gchar *_gst_category_colors[32];