diff --git a/src/sbbs3/userlist/SBBS_User_ListMain.cpp b/src/sbbs3/userlist/SBBS_User_ListMain.cpp
index e746e8698ad4d943410168313878893f486a2f5d..3bcc24eb9524708fbd8c7179e0c4ab7acf1da60c 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/userlist/SBBS_User_ListMain.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/userlist/SBBS_User_ListMain.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void SBBS_User_ListFrame::fillUserList(void)
     int         totalusers=lastuser(&App->cfg);
     int         i;
     user_t      user;
-    int         item;
+    int         item=0;
     wxString    buf;
     char        datebuf[9];
     long        topitem=UserList->GetTopItem();