diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/af_alg/wc_afalg.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/af_alg/wc_afalg.c
index 1078e05c1..cecf32368 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/af_alg/wc_afalg.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/af_alg/wc_afalg.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int wc_Afalg_Socket(void)
 /* binds and creates the read fd */
 int wc_Afalg_CreateRead(int sock, const char* type, const char* name)
 {
-    struct sockaddr_alg sa = {};
+    struct sockaddr_alg sa = {0};
     wc_Afalg_SockAddr(&sa, type, name);
     return wc_Afalg_Accept(&sa, sizeof(sa), sock);
 }