diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/src/main/java/brut/apktool/Main.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/src/main/java/brut/apktool/Main.java
index cdb377dc..8b9505ea 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/src/main/java/brut/apktool/Main.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/src/main/java/brut/apktool/Main.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Main {
         int i;
         int skip = 0;
         ExtFile mOrigApk = null;
-        String mAaptPath = null;
+        String mAaptPath = "";
         for (i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
             String opt = args[i];
             if (! opt.startsWith("-")) {