diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c b/reactos/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
index 38186736b1e..8f7d4882bde 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ BOOL ExportRegistryFile(HWND hWnd)
 {
     BOOL bRet = FALSE;
     OPENFILENAME ofn;
-    WCHAR ExportKeyPath[_MAX_PATH];
+    WCHAR ExportKeyPath[_MAX_PATH] = {0};
     WCHAR Caption[128], szTitle[512], szText[512];
     HKEY hKeyRoot;
     LPCWSTR pszKeyPath;