diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/native/libfontmanager/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/native/libfontmanager/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
index 0629e9d6da1..5d30f26eb18 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/native/libfontmanager/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/native/libfontmanager/layout/LookupProcessor.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ LookupProcessor::LookupProcessor(const LETableReference &baseAddress,
   LEReferenceTo<LangSysTable> langSysTable;
     le_uint16 featureCount = 0;
     le_uint16 lookupListCount = 0;
-    le_uint16 requiredFeatureIndex;
+    le_uint16 requiredFeatureIndex = 0xFFFF;
 
     if (LE_FAILURE(success)) {
         return;