diff --git a/utils/lxc/patches/016-uninitialized-ret-in-monitor.patch b/utils/lxc/patches/016-uninitialized-ret-in-monitor.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eca2eaeb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lxc/patches/016-uninitialized-ret-in-monitor.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/lxc/monitor.c
++++ b/src/lxc/monitor.c
+@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int lxc_monitor_sock_name(const char *lx
+ int lxc_monitor_open(const char *lxcpath)
+ {
+ 	struct sockaddr_un addr;
+-	int fd,ret;
++	int fd,ret = 0;
+ 	int retry,backoff_ms[] = {10, 50, 100};
+ 	size_t len;
+