diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index d9458a3d31..aa168e5bba 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -7532,7 +7532,7 @@ cmdIOThreadInfo(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     bool live = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "live");
     bool current = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "current");
     size_t niothreads = 0;
-    virDomainIOThreadInfoPtr *info;
+    virDomainIOThreadInfoPtr *info = NULL;
     size_t i;
     unsigned int flags = VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CURRENT;
     vshTablePtr table = NULL;