diff --git a/stb_image.h b/stb_image.h
index 5b334f6..3940f38 100644
--- a/stb_image.h
+++ b/stb_image.h
@@ -5375,7 +5375,7 @@ static void *stbi__tga_load(stbi__context *s, int *x, int *y, int *comp, int req
    unsigned char *tga_data;
    unsigned char *tga_palette = NULL;
    int i, j;
-   unsigned char raw_data[4];
+   unsigned char raw_data[4] = {0};
    int RLE_count = 0;
    int RLE_repeating = 0;
    int read_next_pixel = 1;