1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/uudecode.c b/coreutils/uudecode.c
index 2ec4306d0..b87c33dc7 100644
--- a/coreutils/uudecode.c
+++ b/coreutils/uudecode.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int read_stduu(FILE *src_stream, FILE *dst_stream)
                 }
 
                 line_ptr++;
-                /* Tolerate an overly long line to acomadate a possible exta '`' */
+                /* Tolerate an overly long line to accomodate a possible exta '`' */
                 if (strlen(line_ptr) < (size_t)length) {
                         bb_error_msg_and_die("Short file");
                 }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int read_base64(FILE *src_stream, FILE *dst_stream)
 
 int uudecode_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        int (*decode_fn_ptr) (FILE * src, FILE * dst);
+        int (*decode_fn_ptr)(FILE * src, FILE * dst) = read_stduu; /* silence gcc */
         FILE *src_stream;
         char *outname = NULL;
         char *line;