diff --git a/src/rtl_tcp.c b/src/rtl_tcp.c
index 772a403..78d625a 100644
--- a/src/rtl_tcp.c
+++ b/src/rtl_tcp.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct sockaddr_storage local, remote;
 	struct addrinfo *ai;
 	struct addrinfo *aiHead;
-	struct addrinfo  hints;
+	struct addrinfo  hints = { 0 };
 	char hostinfo[NI_MAXHOST];
 	char portinfo[NI_MAXSERV];
 	char remhostinfo[NI_MAXHOST];