diff --git a/libretro-db/libretrodb.c b/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
index f744211bc4..fb94bb08e9 100644
--- a/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
+++ b/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ int libretrodb_create_index(libretrodb_t *db,
    struct rmsgpack_dom_value key;
    libretrodb_index_t idx;
    uint64_t idx_header_offset;
-   struct rmsgpack_dom_value item   = {0};
+   struct rmsgpack_dom_value item;
    libretrodb_cursor_t cur          = {0};
    struct rmsgpack_dom_value *field = NULL;
    void *buff                       = NULL;