diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 54d4dab89ce..d2e6dd0ebc7 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-02-15  Kai Tietz  <ktietz@redhat.com>
+
+	* objcopy.c (copy_main): Initialize context variable.
+
 2013-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR binutils/15033
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 288aa52f3c4..14f6b96c7d6 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ copy_main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	case OPTION_CHANGE_SECTION_VMA:
 	  {
 	    struct section_list * p;
-	    unsigned int context;
+	    unsigned int context = 0;
 	    const char *s;
 	    int len;
 	    char *name;