diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index 50ca38b500..0140b0b062 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ static int content_7zip_file_read(
       for (i = 0; i < db.db.NumFiles; i++)
       {
          size_t len;
-         char infile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-         size_t offset           = 0;
-         size_t outSizeProcessed = 0;
-         const CSzFileItem    *f = db.db.Files + i;
+         char infile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+         size_t offset                = 0;
+         size_t outSizeProcessed      = 0;
+         const CSzFileItem    *f      = db.db.Files + i;
 
          /* We skip over everything which is not a directory. 
           * FIXME: Why continue then if f->IsDir is true?*/
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static struct string_list *compressed_7zip_file_list_new(
       for (i = 0; i < db.db.NumFiles; i++)
       {
          union string_list_elem_attr attr;
-         char infile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+         char infile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
          const char *file_ext         = NULL;
          size_t                   len = 0;
          bool supported_by_core       = false;
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *path,
 
 static void check_defaults_dir_create_dir(const char *path)
 {
-   char new_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char new_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
    fill_pathname_expand_special(new_path,
          path, sizeof(new_path));
 
@@ -1019,9 +1019,9 @@ bool dump_to_file_desperate(const void *data,
       size_t size, unsigned type)
 {
    time_t time_;
-   char timebuf[256];
-   char application_data[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char timebuf[256]                      = {0};
+   char application_data[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+   char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]             = {0};
 
    if (!fill_pathname_application_data(application_data,
             sizeof(application_data)))
@@ -1307,8 +1307,8 @@ static bool init_content_file_extract(
 
       if (string_is_equal_noncase(ext, "zip"))
       {
-         char new_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-         char temp_content[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+         char new_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]     = {0};
+         char temp_content[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
          strlcpy(temp_content, content->elems[i].data,
                sizeof(temp_content));
@@ -1530,8 +1530,8 @@ error:
 static void menu_content_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
       void *args, void *params_data)
 {
-   struct rarch_main_wrap *wrap_args = (struct rarch_main_wrap*)params_data;
    char *fullpath                    = NULL;
+   struct rarch_main_wrap *wrap_args = (struct rarch_main_wrap*)params_data;
    global_t *global                  = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings              = config_get_ptr();
     
@@ -1578,9 +1578,9 @@ static void menu_content_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
 static bool task_load_content(content_ctx_info_t *content_info, 
       bool launched_from_menu)
 {
-   char name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   char *fullpath       = NULL;
+   char name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+   char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
+   char *fullpath             = NULL;
 
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_GET_CONTENT_PATH, &fullpath);
 
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ static bool task_load_content(content_ctx_info_t *content_info,
    /* Push entry to top of history playlist */
    if (content_is_inited() || content_does_not_need_content())
    {
-      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]      = {0};
       struct retro_system_info *info = NULL;
       rarch_system_info_t *system    = NULL;
 
@@ -1658,10 +1658,12 @@ error:
 
 static bool command_event_cmd_exec(void *data)
 {
-   char *fullpath;
 #if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC)
    content_ctx_info_t content_info;
+#endif
+   char *fullpath           = NULL;
 
+#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC)
    content_info.argc        = 0;
    content_info.argv        = NULL;
    content_info.args        = NULL;
diff --git a/tasks/task_database.c b/tasks/task_database.c
index cde6bc8f09..67524c80b0 100644
--- a/tasks/task_database.c
+++ b/tasks/task_database.c
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ static int iso_get_serial(database_state_handle_t *db_state,
 static int cue_get_serial(database_state_handle_t *db_state,
       database_info_handle_t *db, const char *name, char* serial)
 {
-   char track_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   int32_t offset = 0;
-   int rv = find_first_data_track(name, &offset, track_path, PATH_MAX_LENGTH);
+   int32_t offset                   = 0;
+   char track_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+   int rv                           = find_first_data_track(name, &offset, track_path, PATH_MAX_LENGTH);
     
    if (rv < 0)
    {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int task_database_iterate_serial_lookup(
 
    if (db_state->entry_index == 0)
    {
-      char query[50];
+      char query[50]   = {0};
       char *serial_buf = 
          bin_to_hex_alloc((uint8_t*)db_state->serial, 10 * sizeof(uint8_t));
 
diff --git a/tasks/task_decompress.c b/tasks/task_decompress.c
index 0b8f412741..407c5c7eb1 100644
--- a/tasks/task_decompress.c
+++ b/tasks/task_decompress.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int file_decompressed_subdir(const char *name,
       unsigned cmode, uint32_t csize,uint32_t size,
       uint32_t crc32, void *userdata)
 {
-   char path_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char path_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
    char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]      = {0};
    decompress_state_t         *dec = (decompress_state_t*)userdata;
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ bool task_push_decompress(
       retro_task_callback_t cb,
       void *user_data)
 {
-   char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
    decompress_state_t *s      = NULL;
    retro_task_t *t            = NULL;
    bool is_compressed         = false;
diff --git a/tasks/task_http.c b/tasks/task_http.c
index a02ea3b060..79df608449 100644
--- a/tasks/task_http.c
+++ b/tasks/task_http.c
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ static bool task_http_retriever(retro_task_t *task, void *data)
 void *task_push_http_transfer(const char *url, bool mute, const char *type,
       retro_task_callback_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
-   char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    task_finder_data_t find_data;
+   char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]      = {0};
    struct http_connection_t *conn = NULL;
    retro_task_t  *t               = NULL;
    http_handle_t *http            = NULL;
diff --git a/tasks/task_save_ram.c b/tasks/task_save_ram.c
index bd2b7bc51c..fc7f8a5e27 100644
--- a/tasks/task_save_ram.c
+++ b/tasks/task_save_ram.c
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ bool content_load_ram_file(unsigned slot)
  */
 bool content_save_ram_file(unsigned slot)
 {
-   retro_ctx_memory_info_t mem_info;
    ram_type_t ram;
+   retro_ctx_memory_info_t mem_info;
    global_t  *global         = global_get_ptr();
 
    if (!global)
diff --git a/tasks/task_screenshot.c b/tasks/task_screenshot.c
index 43ba49db06..07ff1bade1 100644
--- a/tasks/task_screenshot.c
+++ b/tasks/task_screenshot.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ static bool take_screenshot_choice(const char *global_name_base)
    {
       unsigned old_width, old_height;
       size_t old_pitch;
-      void *frame_data;
       bool ret             = false;
+      void *frame_data     = NULL;
       const void* old_data = NULL;
 
       video_driver_cached_frame_get(&old_data, &old_width, &old_height,