diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
index f2dc97d9c9..ef96504f23 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
@@ -402,11 +402,9 @@ static int menu_cbs_init_bind_left_compare_label(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
    {
       uint32_t label_setting_hash;
-      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
-      label_setting[0] = '\0';
       snprintf(label_setting, sizeof(label_setting), "input_player%d_joypad_index", i + 1);
-
       label_setting_hash = msg_hash_calculate(label_setting);
 
       if (label_hash != label_setting_hash)
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
index ac383c58e3..ac6b50fb0f 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
@@ -522,11 +522,9 @@ static int menu_cbs_init_bind_right_compare_label(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
    {
       uint32_t label_setting_hash;
-      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
-      label_setting[0] = '\0';
       snprintf(label_setting, sizeof(label_setting), "input_player%d_joypad_index", i + 1);
-
       label_setting_hash = msg_hash_calculate(label_setting);
 
       if (label_hash != label_setting_hash)