diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
index 03518bfe9e6dc..4c4aad0ababf3 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioRecord.cpp
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ status_t AudioRecord::obtainBuffer(Buffer* audioBuffer, int32_t waitCount)
 {
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     int active;
-    status_t result;
+    status_t result = NO_ERROR;
     audio_track_cblk_t* cblk = mCblk;
     uint32_t framesReq = audioBuffer->frameCount;
     uint32_t waitTimeMs = (waitCount < 0) ? cblk->bufferTimeoutMs : WAIT_PERIOD_MS;
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
index 5172809d73ffe..31eb97a968a75 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioTrack.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ sp<IMemory>& AudioTrack::sharedBuffer()
 void AudioTrack::start()
 {
     sp<AudioTrackThread> t = mAudioTrackThread;
-    status_t status;
+    status_t status = NO_ERROR;
 
     LOGV("start %p", this);
     if (t != 0) {
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ status_t AudioTrack::obtainBuffer(Buffer* audioBuffer, int32_t waitCount)
 {
     AutoMutex lock(mLock);
     int active;
-    status_t result;
+    status_t result = NO_ERROR;
     audio_track_cblk_t* cblk = mCblk;
     uint32_t framesReq = audioBuffer->frameCount;
     uint32_t waitTimeMs = (waitCount < 0) ? cblk->bufferTimeoutMs : WAIT_PERIOD_MS;