diff --git a/library/pkparse.c b/library/pkparse.c
index ae210bc..596dae9 100644
--- a/library/pkparse.c
+++ b/library/pkparse.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/asn1.h"
 #include "mbedtls/oid.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
+#include "mbedtls/error.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
 int mbedtls_pk_parse_keyfile( mbedtls_pk_context *ctx,
                       const char *path, const char *pwd )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t n;
     unsigned char *buf;
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
  */
 int mbedtls_pk_parse_public_keyfile( mbedtls_pk_context *ctx, const char *path )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t n;
     unsigned char *buf;
 
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
 static int pk_get_ecparams( unsigned char **p, const unsigned char *end,
                             mbedtls_asn1_buf *params )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
 
     if ( end - *p < 1 )
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_PK_KEY_INVALID_FORMAT +
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@
  */
 static int pk_group_from_specified( const mbedtls_asn1_buf *params, mbedtls_ecp_group *grp )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     unsigned char *p = params->p;
     const unsigned char * const end = params->p + params->len;
     const unsigned char *end_field, *end_curve;
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@
 static int pk_group_id_from_specified( const mbedtls_asn1_buf *params,
                                        mbedtls_ecp_group_id *grp_id )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     mbedtls_ecp_group grp;
 
     mbedtls_ecp_group_init( &grp );
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@
  */
 static int pk_use_ecparams( const mbedtls_asn1_buf *params, mbedtls_ecp_group *grp )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     mbedtls_ecp_group_id grp_id;
 
     if( params->tag == MBEDTLS_ASN1_OID )
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@
 static int pk_get_ecpubkey( unsigned char **p, const unsigned char *end,
                             mbedtls_ecp_keypair *key )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
 
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_ecp_point_read_binary( &key->grp, &key->Q,
                     (const unsigned char *) *p, end - *p ) ) == 0 )
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@
                              const unsigned char *end,
                              mbedtls_rsa_context *rsa )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t len;
 
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_asn1_get_tag( p, end, &len,
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@
                           const unsigned char *end,
                           mbedtls_pk_type_t *pk_alg, mbedtls_asn1_buf *params )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     mbedtls_asn1_buf alg_oid;
 
     memset( params, 0, sizeof(mbedtls_asn1_buf) );
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@
 int mbedtls_pk_parse_subpubkey( unsigned char **p, const unsigned char *end,
                         mbedtls_pk_context *pk )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t len;
     mbedtls_asn1_buf alg_params;
     mbedtls_pk_type_t pk_alg = MBEDTLS_PK_NONE;
@@ -811,7 +812,7 @@
                                   const unsigned char *key,
                                   size_t keylen )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     int version, pubkey_done;
     size_t len;
     mbedtls_asn1_buf params;
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@
                   const unsigned char *key, size_t keylen,
                   const unsigned char *pwd, size_t pwdlen )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     const mbedtls_pk_info_t *pk_info;
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C)
     size_t len;
@@ -1376,7 +1377,7 @@
 int mbedtls_pk_parse_public_key( mbedtls_pk_context *ctx,
                          const unsigned char *key, size_t keylen )
 {
-    int ret;
+    int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     unsigned char *p;
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C)
     const mbedtls_pk_info_t *pk_info;