diff --git a/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_binary.c b/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_binary.c
index b155aa51f..6c2b75673 100644
--- a/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_binary.c
+++ b/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_binary.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   Dwarf_Ptr errarg = 0;
   Dwarf_Handler errhand = 0;
   Dwarf_Error *errp = NULL;
-  Dwarf_Debug dbg = _dwarf_get_debug();
+  Dwarf_Debug dbg = 0;
 
   my_init_fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
   if (my_init_fd != -1) {
diff --git a/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_path.c b/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_path.c
index 7049a2b6c..382c1879a 100644
--- a/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_path.c
+++ b/projects/libdwarf/fuzz_init_path.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   fclose(fp);
   Dwarf_Ptr errarg = 0;
   Dwarf_Handler errhand = 0;
-  Dwarf_Debug dbg = _dwarf_get_debug();
+  Dwarf_Debug dbg = 0;
   Dwarf_Error *errp = NULL;
 #define MACHO_PATH_LEN 2000
   char macho_real_path[2000];