diff --git a/src/ODE/ODESolvers/seulex/seulex.C b/src/ODE/ODESolvers/seulex/seulex.C
index 9dfa3498f91eee99c2a05e4a4f8f5068e9a91af0..cf82d31b02f90d9d4e5dc97f61921ac586a2be6d 100644
--- a/src/ODE/ODESolvers/seulex/seulex.C
+++ b/src/ODE/ODESolvers/seulex/seulex.C
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void Foam::seulex::solve
                     << "step size underflow :"  << dx << endl;
         }
 
-        scalar errOld;
+        scalar errOld = 0;
 
         for (k=0; k<=kTarg_+1; k++)
         {