diff --git a/ssh-agent.c b/ssh-agent.c
index 9e8366a7c..e081413b8 100644
--- a/ssh-agent.c
+++ b/ssh-agent.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.c,v 1.256 2020/02/26 13:40:09 jsg Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.c,v 1.257 2020/03/06 18:28:27 markus Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ process_add_identity(SocketEntry *e)
 {
 	Identity *id;
 	int success = 0, confirm = 0;
-	u_int seconds, maxsign;
+	u_int seconds = 0, maxsign;
 	char *fp, *comment = NULL, *ext_name = NULL, *sk_provider = NULL;
 	char canonical_provider[PATH_MAX];
 	time_t death = 0;