diff --git a/dlls/mscoree/tests/comtest.c b/dlls/mscoree/tests/comtest.c
index 5d6f23ec32a..eec5d9a8578 100644
--- a/dlls/mscoree/tests/comtest.c
+++ b/dlls/mscoree/tests/comtest.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ static void prepare_and_run_test(const char *dll_source, run_type run)
     ULONG_PTR cookie;
     HANDLE handle_context = 0;
 
+    path_manifest_exe[0] = path_manifest_dll[0] = path_dll_source[0] = 0;
+
     GetTempPathA(MAX_PATH, path_tmp);
     GetTempPathA(MAX_PATH, path_tmp_manifest);
     PathAppendA(path_tmp_manifest, "manifests");