diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
index 3ff96f0c6..794d35fbe 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ uint64_t
 zfs_prop_get_int(zfs_handle_t *zhp, zfs_prop_t prop)
 {
 	char *source;
-	uint64_t val;
+	uint64_t val = 0;
 
 	(void) get_numeric_property(zhp, prop, NULL, &source, &val);
 
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
index bc8bd5f8a..6adcc7a54 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
@@ -3710,8 +3710,8 @@ zfs_receive(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, const char *tosnap, nvlist_t *props,
 	VERIFY(0 == close(cleanup_fd));
 
 	if (err == 0 && !flags->nomount && top_zfs) {
-		zfs_handle_t *zhp;
-		prop_changelist_t *clp;
+		zfs_handle_t *zhp = NULL;
+		prop_changelist_t *clp = NULL;
 
 		zhp = zfs_open(hdl, top_zfs, ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM);
 		if (zhp != NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
index a68911451..549dd4c5c 100644
--- a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
+++ b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ kobj_open_file(char *name)
 int
 kobj_read_file(struct _buf *file, char *buf, unsigned size, unsigned off)
 {
-	ssize_t resid;
+	ssize_t resid = 0;
 
 	if (vn_rdwr(UIO_READ, (vnode_t *)file->_fd, buf, size, (offset_t)off,
 	    UIO_SYSSPACE, 0, 0, 0, &resid) != 0)
diff --git a/module/unicode/u8_textprep.c b/module/unicode/u8_textprep.c
index 26cc39f3b..992f6b6b7 100644
--- a/module/unicode/u8_textprep.c
+++ b/module/unicode/u8_textprep.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ do_composition(size_t uv, uchar_t *s, uchar_t *comb_class, uchar_t *start,
 	uchar_t *disp, size_t last, uchar_t **os, uchar_t *oslast)
 {
 	uchar_t t[U8_STREAM_SAFE_TEXT_MAX + 1];
-	uchar_t tc[U8_MB_CUR_MAX];
+	uchar_t tc[U8_MB_CUR_MAX] = { '\0' };
 	uint8_t saved_marks[U8_MAX_CHARS_A_SEQ];
 	size_t saved_marks_count;
 	uchar_t *p;
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ collect_a_seq(size_t uv, uchar_t *u8s, uchar_t **source, uchar_t *slast,
 	uchar_t comb_class[U8_MAX_CHARS_A_SEQ];
 	uchar_t disp[U8_MAX_CHARS_A_SEQ];
 	uchar_t start[U8_MAX_CHARS_A_SEQ];
-	uchar_t u8t[U8_MB_CUR_MAX];
+	uchar_t u8t[U8_MB_CUR_MAX] = { '\0' };
 	uchar_t uts[U8_STREAM_SAFE_TEXT_MAX + 1];
 	uchar_t tc;
 	size_t last;
diff --git a/module/zcommon/zfs_fletcher.c b/module/zcommon/zfs_fletcher.c
index a3888a32b..f3eae6791 100644
--- a/module/zcommon/zfs_fletcher.c
+++ b/module/zcommon/zfs_fletcher.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int
 fletcher_4_impl_set(const char *val)
 {
 	const fletcher_4_ops_t *ops;
-	enum fletcher_selector idx;
+	enum fletcher_selector idx = FLETCHER_FASTEST;
 	size_t val_len;
 	unsigned i;
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
index 1b2ac72b0..5d7847d46 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ dsl_dataset_snapshot_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	    pair != NULL; pair = nvlist_next_nvpair(ddsa->ddsa_snaps, pair)) {
 		int error = 0;
 		dsl_dataset_t *ds;
-		char *name, *atp;
+		char *name, *atp = NULL;
 		char dsname[ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN];
 
 		name = nvpair_name(pair);
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ dsl_dataset_snapshot_tmp_sync(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dsl_dataset_snapshot_tmp_arg_t *ddsta = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
-	dsl_dataset_t *ds;
+	dsl_dataset_t *ds = NULL;
 
 	VERIFY0(dsl_dataset_hold(dp, ddsta->ddsta_fsname, FTAG, &ds));
 
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ dsl_dataset_rename_snapshot_sync(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dsl_dataset_rename_snapshot_arg_t *ddrsa = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
-	dsl_dataset_t *hds;
+	dsl_dataset_t *hds = NULL;
 
 	VERIFY0(dsl_dataset_hold(dp, ddrsa->ddrsa_fsname, FTAG, &hds));
 	ddrsa->ddrsa_tx = tx;
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ dsl_dataset_set_refquota_sync(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dsl_dataset_set_qr_arg_t *ddsqra = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
-	dsl_dataset_t *ds;
+	dsl_dataset_t *ds = NULL;
 	uint64_t newval;
 
 	VERIFY0(dsl_dataset_hold(dp, ddsqra->ddsqra_name, FTAG, &ds));
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ dsl_dataset_set_refreservation_sync(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dsl_dataset_set_qr_arg_t *ddsqra = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
-	dsl_dataset_t *ds;
+	dsl_dataset_t *ds = NULL;
 
 	VERIFY0(dsl_dataset_hold(dp, ddsqra->ddsqra_name, FTAG, &ds));
 	dsl_dataset_set_refreservation_sync_impl(ds,
diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_raidz.c b/module/zfs/vdev_raidz.c
index b67de0896..f5df2c7d8 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_raidz.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_raidz.c
@@ -1103,8 +1103,8 @@ vdev_raidz_matrix_reconstruct(raidz_map_t *rm, int n, int nmissing,
 	int i, j, x, cc, c;
 	uint8_t *src;
 	uint64_t ccount;
-	uint8_t *dst[VDEV_RAIDZ_MAXPARITY];
-	uint64_t dcount[VDEV_RAIDZ_MAXPARITY];
+	uint8_t *dst[VDEV_RAIDZ_MAXPARITY] = { NULL };
+	uint64_t dcount[VDEV_RAIDZ_MAXPARITY] = { 0 };
 	uint8_t log = 0;
 	uint8_t val;
 	int ll;