diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index 716d8561..880046c4 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ int write_file(char *name, int tmp, int append, int nonamechange)
 int do_writeout(char *path, int exiting, int append)
 {
     int i = 0;
-    char *formatstr;
+    char *formatstr = NULL;
 
 #ifdef NANO_EXTRA
     static int did_cred = 0;
diff --git a/global.c b/global.c
index b1be6f83..048400aa 100644
--- a/global.c
+++ b/global.c
@@ -260,11 +260,13 @@ void shortcut_init(int unjustify)
 	"", *nano_backspace_msg = "", *nano_tab_msg =
 	"", *nano_enter_msg = "", *nano_cancel_msg = 
 	"", *nano_unjustify_msg = "", *nano_append_msg =
-	"", *nano_dos_msg = "", *nano_mac_msg = ""; 
+	""; 
 
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
     char *nano_tofiles_msg = "", *nano_gotodir_msg = "", *nano_case_msg =
 	"", *nano_reverse_msg = "";
+    char *nano_dos_msg = "", *nano_mac_msg = ""; 
+
 #ifdef HAVE_REGEX_H
     char *nano_regexp_msg = "", *nano_bracket_msg = "";
 #endif
diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index 2cc8b579..6d3064a9 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ filestruct *findnextstr(int quiet, int bracket_mode, filestruct * begin, int beg
 {
     filestruct *fileptr;
     char *searchstr, *rev_start = NULL, *found = NULL;
-    int current_x_find;
+    int current_x_find = 0;
     fileptr = current;
 
     past_editbuff = 0;