diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index d29d5d748..768f8912e 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: all clean
 
 CC := gcc
-CFLAGS := -O3 -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra
+CFLAGS := -O3 -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers
 
 tools := \
 	lzcomp \
diff --git a/tools/lzcomp.c b/tools/lzcomp.c
index f2669aef8..562a5ec08 100644
--- a/tools/lzcomp.c
+++ b/tools/lzcomp.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void write_commands_to_textfile (const char * file, const struct command * comma
 
 void write_command_to_textfile (FILE * fp, struct command command, const unsigned char * input_stream) {
   if ((!command.count) || (command.count > 1024)) error_exit(2, "invalid command in output stream");
-  int rv, pos;
+  int rv = -1, pos;
   const char * kind;
   switch (command.command) {
     case 0: