diff --git a/opencl/api/opencl/amdocl/cl_icd.cpp b/opencl/api/opencl/amdocl/cl_icd.cpp
index df31ace48e..2bc19d9dab 100644
--- a/opencl/api/opencl/amdocl/cl_icd.cpp
+++ b/opencl/api/opencl/amdocl/cl_icd.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ ShouldLoadPlatform()
         == registryValues.end()) return true;
 
     LPSTR cszFileName;
-    char buffer[1024];
+    char buffer[1024] = {0};
     if (!GetFullPathNameA(cszDllPath, sizeof(buffer), buffer, &cszFileName))
         return true;