diff --git a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-daemon.c b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-daemon.c
index d7f21d0..5da9001 100644
--- a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-daemon.c
+++ b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-daemon.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static gboolean notify_notify (XfceNotifyGBus *skeleton,
                                XfceNotifyDaemon *xndaemon)
 {
     XfceNotifyWindow *window;
-    GdkPixbuf *pix;
+    GdkPixbuf *pix = NULL;
     GVariant *image_data = NULL;
     const gchar *desktop_id = NULL;
     gint value_hint = 0;
diff --git a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
index 3b72ddd..17cc816 100644
--- a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
+++ b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ xfce_notify_window_set_icon_name(XfceNotifyWindow *window,
 
     if (icon_name && *icon_name) {
         gint w, h;
-        GdkPixbuf *pix;
+        GdkPixbuf *pix = NULL;
 
         gtk_icon_size_lookup(GTK_ICON_SIZE_DIALOG, &w, &h);