diff --git a/util/symbol.c b/util/symbol.c
index 7fa50a5..eb31fa0 100644
--- a/util/symbol.c
+++ b/util/symbol.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@
 {
 	const char *filename;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	struct process_args args;
+	struct process_args args = {0};
 
 	if (machine__is_host(machine)) {
 		filename = "/proc/kallsyms";