diff --git a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
index 6ffc535a3fc51..e58d0ad8913b0 100644
--- a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
+++ b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static int exec_internal(FAR const char *filename,
   struct binary_s sbin;
 
   bin = &sbin;
+  memset(bin, 0, sizeof(*bin));
 #else
 
   /* Allocate the load information */