diff --git a/gfx/video_texture_image.c b/gfx/video_texture_image.c
index 966ac7812d..349a4332f7 100644
--- a/gfx/video_texture_image.c
+++ b/gfx/video_texture_image.c
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ static enum video_image_format video_texture_image_get_type(const char *path)
 bool video_texture_image_load(struct texture_image *out_img, 
       const char *path)
 {
-   size_t file_len;
    unsigned r_shift, g_shift, b_shift, a_shift;
+   size_t file_len             = 0;
    struct nbio_t      *handle  = NULL;
    void                   *ptr = NULL;
    enum video_image_format fmt = video_texture_image_get_type(path);