diff --git a/lib/transaction_check_revdeps.c b/lib/transaction_check_revdeps.c
index 211f1df0..7e30e3e8 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_check_revdeps.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_check_revdeps.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ xbps_transaction_check_revdeps(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_array_t pkgs)
 				error = true;
 				goto out;
 			}
+
+			ttype = 0;
 			if ((revpkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_array(pkgs, pkgname, 0))) {
 				ttype = xbps_transaction_pkg_type(revpkgd);
 				if (ttype == XBPS_TRANS_REMOVE)