diff --git a/src/configdir.c b/src/configdir.c
index a8f4b85..8a9f60c 100644
--- a/src/configdir.c
+++ b/src/configdir.c
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void get_home_dir(char *home, int size)
  */
 char *get_user_config_dir(void)
 {
-    char home[NSS_BUFLEN_PASSWD];
-    home[0] = '\0';
+    char home[NSS_BUFLEN_PASSWD] = {0};
     get_home_dir(home, sizeof(home));
 
     char *user_config_dir;