diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 078657f338eb13a27d99a8c277cf5f9b10e4a15e..21fb14dc2716d5f3f4ac75fd45feff8313505d01 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static int cntlr_config_get_steer_params(struct controller_config *cc,
 	};
 	struct uci_option *tb[NUM_STEER_ATTRS];
 	struct steer_control_config *sc;
-	char name[64];
+	char name[64] = {0};
 
 	uci_parse_section(s, opts, NUM_STEER_ATTRS, tb);