diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
index 003611625214..2ddb02c1562e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int IPAModule::loadIPAModuleInfo()
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	void *data;
+	void *data = NULL;
 	size_t dataSize;
 	void *map;
 	size_t soSize;