diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/addons/LoggingConsumer/LogWriter.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/addons/LoggingConsumer/LogWriter.cpp
index cbe92c30b2..ae62afa75d 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/addons/LoggingConsumer/LogWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/addons/LoggingConsumer/LogWriter.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ LogWriter::~LogWriter()
 {
 	printf("LogWriter::~LogWriter() called\n");
 	status_t err;
-	log_message msg;
+	log_message msg = {};
 
 	Log(LOG_QUIT, msg);
 	::wait_for_thread(mLogThread, &err);