diff --git a/applications/message_handler_openamp/message_handler.hpp b/applications/message_handler_openamp/message_handler.hpp
index ea8bc3e..4ff9328 100644
--- a/applications/message_handler_openamp/message_handler.hpp
+++ b/applications/message_handler_openamp/message_handler.hpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
         rpmsg.header.msg_id = msgId;
     }
 
-    uint32_t src    = 0;
-    uint32_t length = 0;
-    EthosU::ethosu_rpmsg rpmsg;
+    uint32_t src               = 0;
+    uint32_t length            = 0;
+    EthosU::ethosu_rpmsg rpmsg = {};
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************