diff --git a/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-batman.c b/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-batman.c
index 116150ae2f..f17636d2fe 100644
--- a/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-batman.c
+++ b/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-batman.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ main(void)
    root = evas_object_vg_root_node_get(vg);
 
    Eina_Matrix3 matrix;
+   eina_matrix3_identity(&matrix);
    eina_matrix3_scale(&matrix, 1.1, 1.1);
    evas_vg_node_transformation_set(root, &matrix);
 
diff --git a/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-simple.c b/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-simple.c
index b125e3f2a0..61fc7040ff 100644
--- a/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-simple.c
+++ b/src/examples/evas/evas-vg-simple.c
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ vector_set(int x, int y, int w, int h)
    // apply some transformation
    double radian = 30.0 * 2 * 3.141 / 360.0;
    Eina_Matrix3 matrix;
+   eina_matrix3_identity(&matrix);
    eina_matrix3_rotate(&matrix, radian);
 
    Efl_VG *root = evas_object_vg_root_node_get(d.vg);