diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_vpp_qsv.c b/libavfilter/vf_vpp_qsv.c
index c268b5dba8..22ffe0d7f3 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_vpp_qsv.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_vpp_qsv.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ static int activate(AVFilterContext *ctx)
     VPPContext *s =ctx->priv;
     QSVVPPContext *qsv = s->qsv;
     AVFrame *in = NULL;
-    int ret, status;
-    int64_t pts;
+    int ret, status = 0;
+    int64_t pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
     FF_FILTER_FORWARD_STATUS_BACK(outlink, inlink);