diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c b/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
index 7b712d28..3a075266 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ R_DrawSpriteModel
 */
 void R_DrawSpriteModel( cl_entity_t *e )
 {
-	mspriteframe_t	*frame, *oldframe;
+	mspriteframe_t	*frame = NULL, *oldframe = NULL;
 	msprite_t		*psprite;
 	model_t		*model;
 	int		i, type;
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
index 0ba9e0c0..f0b83bbe 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ R_DrawSpriteModel
 */
 void R_DrawSpriteModel( cl_entity_t *e )
 {
-	mspriteframe_t *frame, *oldframe;
+	mspriteframe_t *frame = NULL, *oldframe = NULL;
 	msprite_t      *psprite;
 	model_t        *model;
 	int i, type;