diff --git a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
index f09120a14578..38909a4b7457 100644
--- a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void PX4Accelerometer::update(const hrt_abstime &timestamp_sample, float x, floa
 	rotate_3f(_rotation, x, y, z);
 
 	// publish
-	sensor_accel_s report;
+	sensor_accel_s report{};
 
 	report.timestamp_sample = timestamp_sample;
 	report.device_id = _device_id;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void PX4Accelerometer::updateFIFO(sensor_accel_fifo_s &sample)
 
 
 	// publish
-	sensor_accel_s report;
+	sensor_accel_s report{};
 	report.timestamp_sample = sample.timestamp_sample;
 	report.device_id = _device_id;
 	report.temperature = _temperature;