diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 3da0f065436..2da588c427e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-01-23  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.cp/converts.cc (main): Initialize 'a'.
+
 2013-01-23  Siva Chandra Reddy  <sivachandra@google.com>
 
 	* testsuite/gdb.python/frame.exp: Add a test for
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/converts.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/converts.cc
index 309008f8247..ecf806481fd 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/converts.cc
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/converts.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ int main()
 //foo0_3(bppp); // Pointer-to-pointer-to-pointer base.
   foo0_3((A***)bppp); // to ensure that the function is emitted.
 
-  char *a;             // pointer to..
+  char av = 'a';
+  char *a = &av;       // pointer to..
   B *bp;
   foo1_1 (a);          // ..pointer
   foo1_2 (a);          // ..array