diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpssrcdemux.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpssrcdemux.c
index 5395567fc0..0f4b23cae1 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpssrcdemux.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpssrcdemux.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ forward_initial_events (GstRtpSsrcDemux * demux, guint32 ssrc, GstPad * pad,
     PadType padtype)
 {
   struct ForwardStickyEventData fdata;
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
+  GstPad *sinkpad = NULL;
 
   if (padtype == RTP_PAD)
     sinkpad = demux->rtp_sink;