diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/cppcnvt.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/cppcnvt.cpp
index 05018577360..b53b277d5d3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/cppcnvt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/cppcnvt.cpp
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ void ConvertTest::TestConvert()
             (char)0xB0, (char)0xAD
         }
     };
-    UConverterFromUCallback fromUAction;
+    UConverterFromUCallback fromUAction = NULL;
     void* fromUContext = NULL;
-    UConverterToUCallback toUAction;
+    UConverterToUCallback toUAction = NULL;
     void* toUContext = NULL;
 
     /*Calling all the UnicodeConverterCPP API and checking functionality*/