diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
index a66a302060..8de5488eca 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ 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] = {0};
+      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 
+      label_setting[0] = '\0';
       snprintf(label_setting, sizeof(label_setting), "input_player%d_joypad_index", i + 1);
 
       label_setting_hash = djb2_calculate(label_setting);
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
index 16f71f945a..696bab605d 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
@@ -440,8 +440,9 @@ 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] = {0};
+      char label_setting[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 
+      label_setting[0] = '\0';
       snprintf(label_setting, sizeof(label_setting), "input_player%d_joypad_index", i + 1);
 
       label_setting_hash = djb2_calculate(label_setting);
diff --git a/menu/menu_cbs.c b/menu/menu_cbs.c
index 8d062f5b14..4d10082207 100644
--- a/menu/menu_cbs.c
+++ b/menu/menu_cbs.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ void menu_cbs_init(void *data,
       const char *path, const char *label,
       unsigned type, size_t idx)
 {
-   char elem0[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
-   char elem1[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
+   char elem0[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char elem1[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    struct string_list *str_list = NULL;
    const char *menu_label       = NULL;
    menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs    = NULL;
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ void menu_cbs_init(void *data,
    if (!cbs)
       return;
 
+   elem0[0] = '\0';
+   elem1[0] = '\0';
+
    menu_list_get_last_stack(menu_list, NULL, &menu_label, NULL, NULL);
 
    if (label)