diff --git a/util/kconfig/zconf.l b/util/kconfig/zconf.l
index b6bed02131..0b45c19db9 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/zconf.l
+++ b/util/kconfig/zconf.l
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 
 void zconf_nextfiles(const char *wildcard)
 {
-	glob_t g;
+	glob_t g = {0};
 	char **w;
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/util/kconfig/zconf.lex.c_shipped b/util/kconfig/zconf.lex.c_shipped
index cf05b190c2..72e3a5fca2 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/zconf.lex.c_shipped
+++ b/util/kconfig/zconf.lex.c_shipped
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 
 void zconf_nextfiles(const char *wildcard)
 {
-	glob_t g;
+	glob_t g = {0};
 	char **w;
 	int i;