diff --git a/src/core/dynamic-user.c b/src/core/dynamic-user.c
index 921622d92c..eb4235637e 100644
--- a/src/core/dynamic-user.c
+++ b/src/core/dynamic-user.c
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ static int dynamic_user_realize(
 
         r = dynamic_user_pop(d, &num, &uid_lock_fd);
         if (r < 0) {
-                int new_uid_lock_fd;
-                uid_t new_uid;
+                int new_uid_lock_fd = -EBADF; /* avoid false maybe-uninitialized warning */
+                uid_t new_uid = UID_INVALID; /* avoid false maybe-uninitialized warning */
 
                 if (r != -EAGAIN)
                         return r;
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int dynamic_user_realize(
 
 int dynamic_user_current(DynamicUser *d, uid_t *ret) {
         _cleanup_close_ int lock_fd = -EBADF;
-        uid_t uid;
+        uid_t uid = UID_INVALID; /* avoid false maybe-uninitialized warning */
         int r;
 
         assert(d);