diff --git a/src/network/slirp/socket.c b/src/network/slirp/socket.c
index 81a499f18..36d005192 100644
--- a/src/network/slirp/socket.c
+++ b/src/network/slirp/socket.c
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ size_t sopreprbuf(struct socket *so, struct iovec *iov, int *np)
  */
 int soread(struct socket *so)
 {
-    int n, nn;
+    int n = 0, nn;
     size_t buf_len;
     struct sbuf *sb = &so->so_snd;
-    struct iovec iov[2];
+    struct iovec iov[2] = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
 
     DEBUG_CALL("soread");
     DEBUG_ARG("so = %p", so);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int soreadbuf(struct socket *so, const char *buf, int size)
 {
     int n, nn, copy = size;
     struct sbuf *sb = &so->so_snd;
-    struct iovec iov[2];
+    struct iovec iov[2] = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
 
     DEBUG_CALL("soreadbuf");
     DEBUG_ARG("so = %p", so);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int sowrite(struct socket *so)
     int n, nn;
     struct sbuf *sb = &so->so_rcv;
     int len = sb->sb_cc;
-    struct iovec iov[2];
+    struct iovec iov[2] = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
 
     DEBUG_CALL("sowrite");
     DEBUG_ARG("so = %p", so);