diff --git a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/cellsuno.cxx b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/cellsuno.cxx
index 1d0a8e8f129c..3a8f7cd2f271 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/cellsuno.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/cellsuno.cxx
@@ -7503,7 +7503,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ScTableSheetObj::setPrintAreas(
                                                 throw(uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
-    ScPrintRangeSaver* pOldRanges;
+    ScPrintRangeSaver* pOldRanges = NULL;
     ScDocShell* pDocSh = GetDocShell();
     if ( pDocSh )
     {