diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_memory.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_memory.cpp
index 23a631881f..02c5720df4 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_memory.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/api/hip/hip_memory.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpy(void* dst, const void* src, size_t sizeBytes, hipMemcpyKind
     return hipErrorOutOfMemory;
   }
 
-  amd::Command* command;
+  amd::Command* command = nullptr;
   amd::Command::EventWaitList waitList;
   amd::Memory* memory;
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyToArray(hipArray* dstArray, size_t wOffset, size_t hOffset,
     return hipErrorOutOfMemory;
   }
 
-  amd::Command* command;
+  amd::Command* command = nullptr;
   amd::Command::EventWaitList waitList;
   amd::Memory* memory;
 
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpyFromArray(void* dst, hipArray_const_t srcArray, size_t wOffs
     return hipErrorOutOfMemory;
   }
 
-  amd::Command* command;
+  amd::Command* command = nullptr;
   amd::Command::EventWaitList waitList;
   amd::Memory* memory;