diff --git a/src/autocomplete.c b/src/autocomplete.c
index 982879a..5b6af44 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete.c
+++ b/src/autocomplete.c
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ static void complt_home_dir(ToxWindow *self, char *path, int pathsize, const cha
 {
     ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
 
-    char homedir[MAX_STR_SIZE];
-    homedir[0] = '\0';
+    char homedir[MAX_STR_SIZE] = {0};
     get_home_dir(homedir, sizeof(homedir));
 
     char newline[MAX_STR_SIZE];