coverity: #1425768

src/lxc/state.c

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int fillwaitedstates(const char *strstates, lxc_state_t *states)
 extern int lxc_wait(const char *lxcname, const char *states, int timeout,
 		    const char *lxcpath)
 {
-	int state;
+	int state = -1;
 	lxc_state_t s[MAX_STATE] = {0};
 
 	if (fillwaitedstates(states, s))
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ extern int lxc_wait(const char *lxcname, const char *states, int timeout,
 		sleep(1);
 	}
 
+	if (state < 0) {
+		ERROR("Failed to retrieve state from monitor");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	TRACE("Retrieved state of container %s", lxc_state2str(state));
 	if (!s[state])
 		return -1;