1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source/core/slang-shared-library.cpp b/source/core/slang-shared-library.cpp
index f31c7d689..6ce10ad9e 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-shared-library.cpp
+++ b/source/core/slang-shared-library.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SlangResult DefaultSharedLibraryLoader::loadSharedLibrary(const char* path, ISla
 {
     *outSharedLibrary = nullptr;
     // Try loading
-    SharedLibrary::Handle handle;
+    SharedLibrary::Handle handle = nullptr;
     SLANG_RETURN_ON_FAIL(SharedLibrary::load(path, handle));
     *outSharedLibrary = ComPtr<ISlangSharedLibrary>(new DefaultSharedLibrary(handle)).detach();
     return SLANG_OK;