diff --git a/api-example.c b/api-example.c
index 9bd44791..71b5b002 100644
--- a/api-example.c
+++ b/api-example.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 static const char SEPARATOR = '|';
 static const char COMMA = ',';
 static const char EQ = '=';
-static int ONLY = 0;
+static int ONLY;
 
 void display(char *buf)
 {