diff --git a/catch/unit/texture/hipBindTextureToArray.cc b/catch/unit/texture/hipBindTextureToArray.cc
index af28fe46bb..ecf8adad3f 100644
--- a/catch/unit/texture/hipBindTextureToArray.cc
+++ b/catch/unit/texture/hipBindTextureToArray.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_hipBindTextureToArray_Negative_Parameters") {
 #endif
 
   SECTION("invalid channel desc") {
-    hipChannelFormatDesc invalid_desc;
+    hipChannelFormatDesc invalid_desc{-1, -1, -1, -1, hipChannelFormatKindSigned};
 #if HT_AMD
     HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipBindTextureToArray(tex_2D, hipArray, invalid_desc), hipErrorInvalidValue);
 #else
@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_hipBindTextureToArray_Positive_3D") {
   free(data);
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif