diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 9f41324cb..baccdded1 100755
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -3992,7 +3992,7 @@ static INLINE void DtlsSEQIncrement(WOLFSSL* ssl, int verify)
 
 static INLINE void WriteSEQ(WOLFSSL* ssl, int verify, byte* out)
 {
-    word32 seq[2];
+    word32 seq[2] = {0, 0};
 
     if (!ssl->options.dtls) {
         GetSEQIncrement(ssl, verify, seq);
diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 11d2c5dd2..7e3de3cc2 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static INLINE void DtlsGetSEQ(WOLFSSL* ssl, int verify, word32 seq[2])
 
 static INLINE void WriteSEQ(WOLFSSL* ssl, int verify, byte* out)
 {
-    word32 seq[2];
+    word32 seq[2] = {0, 0};
 
     if (!ssl->options.dtls) {
         GetSEQIncrement(ssl, verify, seq);