diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 44b6c405cf..fa6de885e3 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-17  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* top.c (execute_command): Fix uninitialized variable error.
+
 2008-03-16  Nick Hudson  <nick.hudson@dsl.pipex.com>
 
         * Makefile.in (amd64nbsd-nat.o): New dependency.
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index 3b9aaab7ff..379f0b72b5 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ execute_command (char *p, int from_tty)
   char *line;
   struct continuation_arg *arg1;
   struct continuation_arg *arg2;
-  long time_at_cmd_start;
+  long time_at_cmd_start = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_SBRK
   long space_at_cmd_start = 0;
 #endif