diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index 4f7a78461..c1fe542b4 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     Common::ParamPackage GetNextInput() override {
-        SDL_Event event;
+        SDL_Event event{};
         while (state.event_queue.Pop(event)) {
             if (event.type != SDL_JOYAXISMOTION || std::abs(event.jaxis.value / 32767.0) < 0.5) {
                 continue;