diff --git a/host/src/simtrace2-sniff.c b/host/src/simtrace2-sniff.c
index 8504e8bf..1f2c69d3 100644
--- a/host/src/simtrace2-sniff.c
+++ b/host/src/simtrace2-sniff.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void signal_handler(int signal)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int i, rc, ret;
+	int i, rc, ret = 1;
 	print_welcome();
 
 	/* Parse arguments */