diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index e897ff4..14b5f29 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE__SOME_PFS__ENABLED)
     unsigned char *p = ssl->out_msg + 4;
-    size_t len;
+    size_t len = 0;
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE__WITH_SERVER_SIGNATURE__ENABLED)
     unsigned char *dig_signed = p;
     size_t dig_signed_len = 0;