diff --git a/src/settings/StreamUriResolverFromFile.h b/src/settings/StreamUriResolverFromFile.h
index 43426c68bb..5e9c3bb361 100644
--- a/src/settings/StreamUriResolverFromFile.h
+++ b/src/settings/StreamUriResolverFromFile.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 struct StreamUriResolverFromFile : winrt::implements<StreamUriResolverFromFile, winrt::Windows::Web::IUriToStreamResolver>
 {
-    WCHAR base_path[MAX_PATH];
+    WCHAR base_path[MAX_PATH] = L"";
 
     winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::IInputStream> UriToStreamAsync(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri& uri) const;
 };