diff --git a/src/localtime.c b/src/localtime.c
index 502ae9d3..97d74ed2 100644
--- a/src/localtime.c
+++ b/src/localtime.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ struct state * const	sp;
 static void
 localsub(timep, offset, tmp)
 const time_t * const	timep;
-const long		offset;
+const long		offset=0;
 struct tm * const	tmp;
 {
 	register struct state *		sp;