diff --git a/src/libs/utils/elfreader.h b/src/libs/utils/elfreader.h
index fe965a0fc86..d1c1dc22862 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/elfreader.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/elfreader.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public:
     QFile file;
     QByteArray raw;
     union { const char *start; const uchar *ustart; };
-    quint64 fdlen;
+    quint64 fdlen = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace Utils