diff --git a/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp b/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
index 5e53500f..7a709446 100644
--- a/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
+++ b/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ public:
 	VkShaderModule loadSPIRVShader(std::string filename)
 	{
 		size_t shaderSize;
-		char* shaderCode;
+		char* shaderCode = NULL;
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 		// Load shader from compressed asset