diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
index 61e5c077dc..77792eb789 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ VirtualGPU::VirtualGPU(Device &device)
     , index_(device.numOfVgpus_++) // Virtual gpu unique index incrementing
 {
     gpu_device_ = device.getBackendDevice();
+    printfdbg_ = NULL;
+
     // Initialize the last signal and dispatch flags
     timestamp_ = NULL;
     hasPendingDispatch_ = false;