diff --git a/src/pcf/pcfread.c b/src/pcf/pcfread.c
index 4c052336a..9a2966ce1 100644
--- a/src/pcf/pcfread.c
+++ b/src/pcf/pcfread.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
                           FT_ULong  *aformat,
                           FT_ULong  *asize )
   {
-    FT_Error  error;
+    FT_Error  error = 0;
     FT_Int    i;
 
 
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         return PCF_Err_Ok;
       }
 
-    FT_UNUSED( error );
-
     return PCF_Err_Invalid_File_Format;
   }