diff --git a/techlibs/microchip/microchip_dffopt.cc b/techlibs/microchip/microchip_dffopt.cc
index 62450ab6e..41a74fdc1 100644
--- a/techlibs/microchip/microchip_dffopt.cc
+++ b/techlibs/microchip/microchip_dffopt.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct MicrochipDffOptPass : public Pass {
 	{
 		log_header(design, "Executing MICROCHIP_DFFOPT pass (optimize FF control signal usage).\n");
 
-		size_t argidx;
+		size_t argidx = 1;
 		int max_lut_size = 4;
 
 		extra_args(args, argidx, design);