diff --git a/babeld/Makefile b/babeld/Makefile
index 48604e974..71ffbd11c 100644
--- a/babeld/Makefile
+++ b/babeld/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=babeld
 PKG_VERSION:=1.13.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/files/
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ endef
 
 MAKE_FLAGS+= \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-	LDLIBS="" \
-	LDLIBS+="-lubus -lubox"
+	LDLIBS="-lubus -lubox"
 
 define Package/babeld/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
diff --git a/babeld/src/ubus.c b/babeld/src/ubus.c
index a4bdf7a14..01a152c8f 100644
--- a/babeld/src/ubus.c
+++ b/babeld/src/ubus.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int babeld_ubus_add_filter(struct ubus_context *ctx_local,
   struct blob_buf b = {0};
   struct filter *filter = NULL;
   char *ifname;
-  int metric, type;
+  int metric = 0, type;
 
   blobmsg_parse(filter_policy, __FILTER_MAX, tb, blob_data(msg), blob_len(msg));