diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index c1e688775..ab852feba 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ nvme_rdma_get_memory_translation(struct nvme_request *req, struct nvme_rdma_qpai
 				 struct nvme_rdma_memory_translation_ctx *_ctx)
 {
 	struct spdk_memory_domain_translation_ctx ctx;
-	struct spdk_memory_domain_translation_result dma_translation;
+	struct spdk_memory_domain_translation_result dma_translation = {.iov_count = 0};
 	struct spdk_rdma_memory_translation rdma_translation;
 	int rc;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
index 043693dd5..0d766b7d8 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/accel/accel.c/accel_engine_ut.c
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static void
 test_spdk_accel_submit_copy(void)
 {
 	const uint64_t nbytes = TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE;
-	uint8_t dst[TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE];
-	uint8_t src[TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE];
+	uint8_t dst[TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE] = {0};
+	uint8_t src[TEST_SUBMIT_SIZE] = {0};
 	void *cb_arg = NULL;
 	int rc;
 	struct spdk_accel_task task;