diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
index ec57397162..5fa23ac345 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ AsciiString INI::getNextQuotedAsciiString()
 {
 	AsciiString result;
 	char buff[INI_MAX_CHARS_PER_LINE];
+	buff[0] = '\0';
 
 	const char *token = getNextTokenOrNull();	// if null, just leave an empty string
 	if (token != NULL)
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
index 1634d019ae..bc9569238f 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/INI/INI.cpp
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ AsciiString INI::getNextQuotedAsciiString()
 {
 	AsciiString result;
 	char buff[INI_MAX_CHARS_PER_LINE];
+	buff[0] = '\0';
 
 	const char *token = getNextTokenOrNull();	// if null, just leave an empty string
 	if (token != NULL)