diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
index 16a618446d3f..7c907e25d82b 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void rb_insert_active_sym(struct rb_root *tree, struct sym_entry *se)
 
 static void print_sym_table(void)
 {
-	int printed, j;
+	int printed = 0, j;
 	int counter;
 	float events_per_sec = events/delay_secs;
 	float kevents_per_sec = (events-userspace_events)/delay_secs;
diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-options.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-options.c
index b80abd9a99bc..551b6bc34e79 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-options.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int get_arg(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const struct option *opt,
 static int get_value(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
 		     const struct option *opt, int flags)
 {
-	const char *s, *arg;
+	const char *s, *arg = NULL;
 	const int unset = flags & OPT_UNSET;
 
 	if (unset && p->opt)