diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
index b42ac6e4c8..e16c909835 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/TESTBENCH/ldpctest.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int test_ldpc(short No_iteration,
   t_nrLDPC_procBuf nrLDPC_procBuf;
   t_nrLDPC_procBuf* p_nrLDPC_procBuf = &nrLDPC_procBuf;
     
-  t_nrLDPC_time_stats decoder_profiler;
+  t_nrLDPC_time_stats decoder_profiler = {0};
   t_nrLDPC_time_stats* p_decoder_profiler =&decoder_profiler ;
 
   int32_t n_iter = 0;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
index 1fef23d642..ca997d95f3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void nr_processULSegment(void* arg) {
   Kr_bytes = Kr>>3;
   K_bits_F = Kr-ulsch_harq->F;
 
-  t_nrLDPC_time_stats procTime;
+  t_nrLDPC_time_stats procTime = {0};
   t_nrLDPC_time_stats* p_procTime     = &procTime ;
 
   //start_meas(&phy_vars_gNB->ulsch_deinterleaving_stats);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
index 429bd9a836..eded12b3d2 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ uint32_t nr_dlsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *phy_vars_ue,
   int8_t llrProcBuf[NR_LDPC_MAX_NUM_LLR] __attribute__ ((aligned(32)));
   t_nrLDPC_dec_params decParams;
   t_nrLDPC_dec_params* p_decParams = &decParams;
-  t_nrLDPC_time_stats procTime;
+  t_nrLDPC_time_stats procTime = {0};
   t_nrLDPC_time_stats* p_procTime =&procTime ;
   
   if (!harq_process) {