diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fcf895e2..736ff563 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CVS code -
 	- Remove unused variable option_index. (DLR)
 	- Fix omission of NANO_NO_KEY in the shortcut list scanning
 	  code. (DLR)
+	- Remove now-unnecessary initialization of kbinput. (DLR)
 - nano.h:
 	- Comment additions and cosmetic tweaks. (DLR)
 - search.c:
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 484edc5f..aa933b9f 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3055,7 +3055,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int fill_flag_used = 0;	/* Was the fill option used? */
     const shortcut *s;
     int keyhandled = 0;	/* Have we handled the keystroke yet? */
-    int kbinput = -1;		/* Input from keyboard */
+    int kbinput;		/* Input from keyboard */
     int meta;
 
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL