diff --git a/src/partibrains.c b/src/partibrains.c
index 1a009c28797d9b70beea88b11c5926df07697464..6380f33987bb12ff5c5882bc7a33462b05563ac1 100644
--- a/src/partibrains.c
+++ b/src/partibrains.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ static char local_id[] = "$Id$";
 
 /*
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.86  2002/06/05 01:13:31  slevy
+ * Ha -- when reading tfm's, remember to initialize has_scl!
+ *
  * Revision 1.85  2002/06/04 23:06:07  slevy
  * Use parti_idof(), not parti_object( NULL, &st, 0 ), to turn object into id.
  *
@@ -5358,7 +5361,7 @@ specks_parse_args( struct stuff **stp, int argc, char *argv[] )
 	int calc = 0;
 	int any, more, a0;
 	float scl;
-	int has_scl;
+	int has_scl = 0;
 	Matrix ot, t;
 	Point xyz;
 	float aer[3];