diff --git a/lib/roken/dirent.c b/lib/roken/dirent.c
index df4c270a6..36f1bc9dd 100644
--- a/lib/roken/dirent.c
+++ b/lib/roken/dirent.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ opendir(const char * path)
     struct _finddata_t fd;
     intptr_t           fd_handle;
     const char         *filespec;
-    char               path_buffer[1024];
+    char               path_buffer[1024]="";
 
     memset(&fd, 0, sizeof(fd));