diff --git a/src/include/clu_subs.h b/src/include/clu_subs.h
index df1d19554c4b948e01fd4dd2b5725a9f98034d2b..6a2aa7ccc257a3f46651b82bc9142a5560707778 100644
--- a/src/include/clu_subs.h
+++ b/src/include/clu_subs.h
@@ -1185,8 +1185,8 @@ void hjv(
 	const int rfj_size = (lit > lmt) ? lit : lmt;
 	const int rfn_size = c4->litpo;
 	double *rfj, *rfn;
-	rfj = new double[rfj_size];
-	rfn = new double[rfn_size];
+	rfj = new double[rfj_size]();
+	rfn = new double[rfn_size]();
 	jer = 0;
 	int ivhb = 0;
 	for (int nf40 = 1; nf40 <= nsphmo; nf40++) { // GPU portable?