diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index adfd29e590..18f1420655 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static switch_status_t sm_load_file(char *filename, sm_loadable_module_t **new_m
 	apr_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	apr_dso_handle_sym_t function_handle = NULL;
 	spidermonkey_init_t spidermonkey_init = NULL;
-	const sm_module_interface_t *module_interface, *mp;
+	const sm_module_interface_t *module_interface = NULL, *mp;
 
 	int loading = 1;
 	const char *err = NULL;