diff --git a/kernel/zarch/icamax.c b/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
index 27f969eee..96cb37a1d 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/icamin.c b/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
index ae7b37b4f..73bd9e8de 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idamax.c b/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
index e5a1d3a7c..4a0114242 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idamin.c b/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
index a68f7282f..503f92ff7 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idmax.c b/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
index 4c3040779..871c896e6 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idmin.c b/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
index ba1776a49..dd14ec92c 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/isamax.c b/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
index 2f5c1c867..1a9ac3cd8 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/isamin.c b/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
index 04e05aad9..5a7e669eb 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ismax.c b/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
index 084b4ce94..0b144c200 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ismin.c b/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
index 4e85816a3..7fda9dffc 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/izamax.c b/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
index 2ffad2570..7db64181c 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
+            max = 0;
             maxf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/izamin.c b/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
index 1e037c0c7..707d702d3 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
+            min = 0;
             minf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;