diff --git a/components/esp_ringbuf/ringbuf.c b/components/esp_ringbuf/ringbuf.c
index 9a7117b74..558b61c6d 100644
--- a/components/esp_ringbuf/ringbuf.c
+++ b/components/esp_ringbuf/ringbuf.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ BaseType_t xRingbufferReceiveSplitFromISR(RingbufHandle_t xRingbuffer, void **pp
     configASSERT(ppvHeadItem != NULL && ppvTailItem != NULL);
 
     //Attempt to retrieve multiple items
-    void *pvTempHeadItem, *pvTempTailItem;
+    void *pvTempHeadItem = NULL, *pvTempTailItem = NULL;
     size_t xTempHeadSize, xTempTailSize;
     if (prvReceiveGenericFromISR(pxRingbuffer, &pvTempHeadItem, &pvTempTailItem, &xTempHeadSize, &xTempTailSize, 0) == pdTRUE) {
         //At least one item was received
diff --git a/components/soc/esp32/rtc_clk.c b/components/soc/esp32/rtc_clk.c
index 0afde2cff..4a917c8bb 100644
--- a/components/soc/esp32/rtc_clk.c
+++ b/components/soc/esp32/rtc_clk.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ rtc_cpu_freq_t rtc_clk_cpu_freq_get()
 {
     rtc_cpu_freq_config_t config;
     rtc_clk_cpu_freq_get_config(&config);
-    rtc_cpu_freq_t freq;
+    rtc_cpu_freq_t freq = RTC_CPU_FREQ_XTAL;
     rtc_clk_cpu_freq_from_mhz_internal(config.freq_mhz, &freq);
     return freq;
 }