diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index 10a011d..0459392 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long col[ColLast]) {
 unsigned long
 getcolor(const char *colstr) {
 	Colormap cmap = DefaultColormap(dpy, screen);
-	XColor color;
+	XColor color = {0};
 
 	XAllocNamedColor(dpy, cmap, colstr, &color, &color);
 	return color.pixel;