diff --git a/src/t_set.c b/src/t_set.c
index 9d4bab670..a522cd88a 100644
--- a/src/t_set.c
+++ b/src/t_set.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void srandmemberWithCountCommand(redisClient *c) {
         /* Add all the elements into the temporary dictionary. */
         si = setTypeInitIterator(set);
         while((encoding = setTypeNext(si,&ele,&llele)) != -1) {
-            int retval;
+            int retval = DICT_ERR;
 
             if (encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INTSET) {
                 retval = dictAdd(d,createStringObjectFromLongLong(llele),NULL);