diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/AccelerantDriver.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/AccelerantDriver.cpp
index ca05163ba9..6351d7b59d 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/AccelerantDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/AccelerantDriver.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void AccelerantDriver::DrawString(const char *string, int32 length, BPoint pt, L
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
 	FT_Matrix rmatrix,smatrix;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta,space,nonspace;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ float AccelerantDriver::StringWidth(const char *string, int32 length, LayerData
 
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/BitmapDriver.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/BitmapDriver.cpp
index 70b741cb52..1ace94b47a 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/BitmapDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/BitmapDriver.cpp
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ float BitmapDriver::StringWidth(const char *string, int32 length, LayerData *d)
 
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ void BitmapDriver::DrawString(const char *string, int32 length, BPoint pt, Layer
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
 	FT_Matrix rmatrix,smatrix;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta,space,nonspace;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/ScreenDriver.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/ScreenDriver.cpp
index 6f3d550b3f..f457f4d89b 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/ScreenDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/ScreenDriver.cpp
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ float ScreenDriver::StringWidth(const char *string, int32 length, LayerData *d)
 
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ void ScreenDriver::DrawString(const char *string, int32 length, BPoint pt, Layer
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
 	FT_Matrix rmatrix,smatrix;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta,space,nonspace;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/ViewDriver.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/ViewDriver.cpp
index 0f1d9e28a0..409c6a7285 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/ViewDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/ViewDriver.cpp
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ float ViewDriver::StringWidth(const char *string, int32 length, LayerData *d)
 
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ void ViewDriver::DrawString(const char *string, int32 length, BPoint pt, LayerDa
 	FT_Face face;
 	FT_GlyphSlot slot;
 	FT_Matrix rmatrix,smatrix;
-	FT_UInt glyph_index, previous=0;
+	FT_UInt glyph_index=0, previous=0;
 	FT_Vector pen,delta,space,nonspace;
 	int16 error=0;
 	int32 strlength,i;