diff --git a/ext/sockets/sockets.c b/ext/sockets/sockets.c
index 5f684066a41..29d6663bb44 100644
--- a/ext/sockets/sockets.c
+++ b/ext/sockets/sockets.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int inet_ntoa_lock = 0;
 
 static bool php_open_listen_sock(php_socket *sock, int port, int backlog) /* {{{ */
 {
-	struct sockaddr_in  la;
+	struct sockaddr_in  la = {0};
 	struct hostent		*hp;
 
 #ifndef PHP_WIN32