diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
index 17375bf676..164d0bb86a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ bool path_is_valid(const char *path)
 
 int32_t path_get_size(const char *path)
 {
-   int32_t filesize;
+   int32_t filesize = 0;
    if (path_stat(path, IS_VALID, &filesize))
       return filesize;