diff --git a/src/lib/emile/emile_image.c b/src/lib/emile/emile_image.c
index c7d12b83a0..5bad68ce36 100644
--- a/src/lib/emile/emile_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/emile/emile_image.c
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ _emile_jpeg_data(Emile_Image *image,
    struct
    {
       unsigned int x, y, w, h;
-   } opts_region;
+   } opts_region = {0, 0, 0, 0};
    volatile int degree = 0;
    volatile Eina_Bool change_wh = EINA_FALSE;
    Eina_Bool line_done = EINA_FALSE;