diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
index 23dbc0fd3d..1e00ea844a 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ HSAILKernel::loadArguments(
 
     // Find all parameters for the current kernel
     for (auto arg : arguments_) {
-        const_address   paramaddr;
+        const_address   paramaddr = nullptr;
         if (arg->index_ != uint(-1)) {
             paramaddr = parameters + signature.at(arg->index_).offset_;
         }
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
index 50b5f7c827..88431a36d1 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ VirtualGPU::submitKernelInternal(
 
     // Find all parameters for the current kernel
     for (auto arg : gpuKernel.hsailArgs()) {
-        const_address   srcArgPtr;
+        const_address   srcArgPtr = NULL;
         if (arg->index_ != uint(-1)) {
             srcArgPtr = parameters + signature.at(arg->index_).offset_;
         }