diff -up rpcbind-1.2.5/src/util.c.orig rpcbind-1.2.5/src/util.c
--- rpcbind-1.2.5/src/util.c.orig	2022-05-31 08:47:51.624211564 -0400
+++ rpcbind-1.2.5/src/util.c	2022-05-31 08:49:54.577060858 -0400
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ network_init()
 	int s;
 #endif
 	int ecode;
-	struct addrinfo hints, *res;
+	struct addrinfo hints, *res = NULL;
 
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof hints);
 	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;