diff --git a/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp b/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
index b04aff90..85cff06e 100644
--- a/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
+++ b/examples/triangle/triangle.cpp
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ public:
 	VkShaderModule loadSPIRVShader(std::string filename)
 	{
 		size_t shaderSize;
-		char* shaderCode;
+		char* shaderCode = NULL;
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 		// Load shader from compressed asset