diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 1e19779632..9704ddc6e2 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -423,8 +423,9 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
 
    if (menu->keyboard.display)
    {
-      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      const char *str = *menu->keyboard.buffer;
+      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      const char           *str = *menu->keyboard.buffer;
+
       if (!str)
          str = "";
       glui_render_quad(gl, 0, 0, width, height, 0, 0, 0, 0.75);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index dd3b7251ee..bf963db5aa 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -327,17 +327,19 @@ static void rgui_blit_cursor(menu_handle_t *menu)
 
 static void rgui_render(void)
 {
-   size_t i, end;
-   int bottom;
-   char title[256], title_buf[256], title_msg[64];
-   char timedate[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    unsigned x, y;
    uint16_t hover_color, normal_color;
-   menu_handle_t *menu      = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t *runloop       = rarch_main_get_ptr();
-   driver_t *driver         = driver_get_ptr();
-   settings_t *settings     = config_get_ptr();
-   uint64_t frame_count     = video_driver_get_frame_count();
+   size_t i, end;
+   int bottom;
+   char title[256]                = {0};
+   char title_buf[256]            = {0};
+   char title_msg[64]             = {0};
+   char timedate[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+   menu_handle_t *menu            = menu_driver_get_ptr();
+   runloop_t *runloop             = rarch_main_get_ptr();
+   driver_t *driver               = driver_get_ptr();
+   settings_t *settings           = config_get_ptr();
+   uint64_t frame_count           = video_driver_get_frame_count();
 
    (void)driver;
 
@@ -489,8 +491,9 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
 
    if (menu->keyboard.display)
    {
-      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      const char *str = *menu->keyboard.buffer;
+      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      const char           *str = *menu->keyboard.buffer;
+
       if (!str)
          str = "";
       snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s\n%s", menu->keyboard.label, str);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
index d016358c52..9633704004 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ HRESULT CRetroArchMain::OnInit(XUIMessageInit * pInitData, BOOL& bHandled)
 
    if (XuiHandleIsValid(m_menutitlebottom))
    {
-	   char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+	   char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+
 	   snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%s - %s", PACKAGE_VERSION, global->title_buf);
 	   mbstowcs(strw_buffer, str, sizeof(strw_buffer) / sizeof(wchar_t));
 	   XuiTextElementSetText(m_menutitlebottom, strw_buffer);
@@ -379,9 +380,9 @@ static void xui_render_message(const char *msg)
 
    for (i = 0; i < list->size; i++, j++)
    {
-      char *msg = (char*)list->elems[i].data;
-      unsigned msglen = strlen(msg);
-      float msg_width = d3d->resolution_hd_enable ? 160 : 100;
+      char *msg        = (char*)list->elems[i].data;
+      unsigned msglen  = strlen(msg);
+      float msg_width  = d3d->resolution_hd_enable ? 160 : 100;
       float msg_height = 120;
       float msg_offset = 32;
 
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ static void rmenu_xui_set_list_text(int index, const wchar_t* leftText,
 static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 {
 	size_t end, i;
-	char title[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+	char title[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 	const char *dir = NULL, *label = NULL;
 	unsigned menu_type = 0;
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
@@ -568,8 +569,10 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 	end = menu_entries_get_end();
 	for (i = 0; i < end; i++)
    {
-      char entry_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH], entry_value[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      wchar_t msg_left[PATH_MAX_LENGTH], msg_right[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char entry_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
+      char entry_value[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char msg_right[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]   = {0};
+      wchar_t msg_left[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
       menu_entry_get_value(i, entry_value, sizeof(entry_value));
       menu_entry_get_path(i, entry_path, sizeof(entry_path));
@@ -582,8 +585,9 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 
 	if (menu->keyboard.display)
 	{
-		char msg[1024];
+		char msg[1024]  = {0};
 		const char *str = *menu->keyboard.buffer;
+
 		if (!str)
 			str = "";
 		snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s\n%s", menu->keyboard.label, str);
@@ -629,7 +633,7 @@ static void rmenu_xui_navigation_alphabet(size_t *ptr_out)
 static void rmenu_xui_list_insert(file_list_t *list,
       const char *path, const char *, size_t list_size)
 {
-   wchar_t buf[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   wchar_t buf[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
    XuiListInsertItems(m_menulist, list_size, 1);
    mbstowcs(buf, path, sizeof(buf) / sizeof(wchar_t));
diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index 9eb739a8cb..1f1c13edf1 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static void menu_push_to_history_playlist(void)
 
    if (*global->fullpath)
    {
-      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
       fill_pathname_base(tmp, global->fullpath, sizeof(tmp));
       snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "INFO - Loading %s ...", tmp);
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ bool menu_load_content(void)
    if (!(main_load_content(0, NULL, NULL, menu_environment_get,
          driver->frontend_ctx->process_args)))
    {
-      char name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH], msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
 
       fill_pathname_base(name, global->fullpath, sizeof(name));
       snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Failed to load %s.\n", name);
diff --git a/menu/menu_entry.c b/menu/menu_entry.c
index 3a6f3f3511..08853e43ab 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entry.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entry.c
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ int menu_entry_go_back(void)
 
 static rarch_setting_t *menu_entry_get_setting(uint32_t i)
 {
-   const char *path = NULL, *entry_label = NULL;
-   unsigned type = 0;
+   unsigned             type = 0;
+   const char          *path = NULL;
+   const char   *entry_label = NULL;
    const char *dir           = NULL;
    const char *label         = NULL;
    menu_list_t *menu_list    = menu_list_get_ptr();
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static rarch_setting_t *menu_entry_get_setting(uint32_t i)
 
 enum menu_entry_type menu_entry_get_type(uint32_t i)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t *setting;
+   rarch_setting_t *setting  = NULL;
    const char *path = NULL, *entry_label = NULL;
    unsigned type = 0;
    const char *dir           = NULL;
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index c29f5a2cf4..3d425e973e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -509,13 +509,13 @@ static int menu_input_bind_iterate_keyboard(int64_t current, int timeout)
 int menu_input_bind_iterate(void)
 {
    int64_t current;
-   char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    struct menu_bind_state binds;
-   int timeout = 0;
-   menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool bind_mode_kb = global ? global->menu.bind_mode_keyboard : false;
+   char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]    = {0};
+   int timeout                  = 0;
+   menu_handle_t *menu          = menu_driver_get_ptr();
+   driver_t *driver             = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global             = global_get_ptr();
+   bool bind_mode_kb            = global ? global->menu.bind_mode_keyboard : false;
 
    if (!menu)
       return 1;