diff --git a/src/video_decompress/jpegxs.cpp b/src/video_decompress/jpegxs.cpp
index 201b6da5d..9bf27f681 100644
--- a/src/video_decompress/jpegxs.cpp
+++ b/src/video_decompress/jpegxs.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static decompress_status jpegxs_decompress(void *state, unsigned char *dst, unsi
                 }
         }
 
-        svt_jpeg_xs_bitstream_buffer_t bitstream;
+        svt_jpeg_xs_bitstream_buffer_t bitstream{};
         bitstream.buffer = buffer;
         bitstream.used_size = src_len;
         bitstream.allocation_size = src_len;