2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/dbesselya.c b/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/dbesselya.c
index 76678629..14ea8583 100644
--- a/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/dbesselya.c
+++ b/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/dbesselya.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ double bessy( int n, double x )
 
    if (n < 0 || x == 0.0)
    {
-      double   dblank;
-      return( dblank );
+      return 0.0/0.0;
    }
    if (n == 0)
       return( bessy0(x) );
diff --git a/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/sbesselya.c b/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/sbesselya.c
index 1b42736c..2e8b08d8 100644
--- a/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/sbesselya.c
+++ b/src/c/specialFunctions/bessely/sbesselya.c
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ float fbessy( int n, float x )
 
    if (n < 0 || x == 0.0)
    {
-      float   dblank;
-      return( dblank );
+      return 0.0/0.0;
    }
    if (n == 0)
       return( fbessy0(x) );