diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index d17182a46..9284e2a48 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ ZSTD_buildSequencesStatistics(
     const BYTE* const ofCodeTable = seqStorePtr->ofCode;
     const BYTE* const llCodeTable = seqStorePtr->llCode;
     const BYTE* const mlCodeTable = seqStorePtr->mlCode;
-    ZSTD_symbolEncodingTypeStats_t stats = {};
+    ZSTD_symbolEncodingTypeStats_t stats;
 
     stats.lastCountSize = 0;
     /* convert length/distances into codes */