diff --git a/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m_dec.c b/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m_dec.c
index d666edffe4..c5ee86b993 100644
--- a/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m_dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/v4l2_m2m_dec.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int v4l2_try_start(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     V4L2m2mContext *s = ((V4L2m2mPriv*)avctx->priv_data)->context;
     V4L2Context *const capture = &s->capture;
     V4L2Context *const output = &s->output;
-    struct v4l2_selection selection;
+    struct v4l2_selection selection = { 0 };
     int ret;
 
     /* 1. start the output process */