diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
index 042b1fc..6b838bd 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
         for fn in standards:
             if type (fn) is TupleType:
                 alts = fn
+                got_it = 0
                 for fn in alts:
                     if os.path.exists (fn):
                         got_it = 1