diff --git a/tools/probetest.c b/tools/probetest.c
index 29c27e4bf5..b13c6f96d7 100644
--- a/tools/probetest.c
+++ b/tools/probetest.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         pd.buf      = av_realloc(pd.buf, size + AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE);
         pd.filename = "";
 
+        memset(pd.buf, 0, size + AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE);
+
         fprintf(stderr, "testing size=%d\n", size);
 
         for (retry = 0; retry < retry_count; retry += FFMAX(size, 32)) {