diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
index bc3e1e5ef..d89e19d1c 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace hex {
             default: __builtin_unreachable();
         }
 
-        T result;
+        T result = 0;
         std::memcpy(&result, &swapped, size);
 
         return result;