diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index 5107b7f8291df81a3e286cf7c03573ffd3fb5e27..f7cbfae8ff15b5016469eabd0e9a0486a92ed2a2 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ static struct ast_conference *find_conf_realtime(struct ast_channel *chan, char
 		char useropts[32] = "";
 		char adminopts[32] = "";
 		struct ast_tm tm, etm;
-		struct timeval starttime, endtime;
+		struct timeval starttime = { .tv_sec=0 }, endtime = { .tv_sec=0 };
 
 		if (rt_schedule) {
 			now = ast_tvnow();