diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog b/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
index 6a3ce015a0..c2114588bb 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-11-07      <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+        * src/mount.c: Per PR297, correct fs_mountme failure paths.
+
 2002-11-01	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* ChangeLog: Corrected.
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mount.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mount.c
index 16aca0daed..a137de2ae8 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mount.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mount.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int mount(
 )
 {
   rtems_filesystem_location_info_t      loc;
-  rtems_filesystem_mount_table_entry_t *temp_mt_entry;
+  rtems_filesystem_mount_table_entry_t *temp_mt_entry = NULL;
   rtems_filesystem_location_info_t     *loc_to_free = NULL;
   size_t size;