diff -up pcsc-lite-1.9.6/src/pcscdaemon.c.build pcsc-lite-1.9.6/src/pcscdaemon.c
--- pcsc-lite-1.9.6/src/pcscdaemon.c.build	2022-05-11 17:21:14.000000000 +0200
+++ pcsc-lite-1.9.6/src/pcscdaemon.c	2022-05-12 18:34:04.884309174 +0200
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void SVCServiceRunLoop(void)
 {
 	int rsp;
 	LONG rv;
-	uint32_t dwClientID;	/* Connection ID used to reference the Client */
+	uint32_t dwClientID = 0;	/* Connection ID used to reference the Client */
 
 	while (TRUE)
 	{