diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
index eaa2b85aba..80425ebe7a 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_damp.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ void bgp_damp_info_vty(struct vty *vty, struct bgp_path_info *path, afi_t afi,
 {
 	struct bgp_damp_info *bdi;
 	time_t t_now, t_diff;
-	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN];
+	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN] = {};
 	int penalty;
 	struct bgp_damp_config *bdc = &damp[afi][safi];
 
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index e73908b0af..95c493a8b2 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -9824,7 +9824,7 @@ static void damp_route_vty_out(struct vty *vty, const struct prefix *p,
 {
 	struct attr *attr = path->attr;
 	int len;
-	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN];
+	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN] = {};
 	json_object *json_path = NULL;
 
 	if (use_json)
@@ -9883,7 +9883,7 @@ static void flap_route_vty_out(struct vty *vty, const struct prefix *p,
 {
 	struct attr *attr = path->attr;
 	struct bgp_damp_info *bdi;
-	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN];
+	char timebuf[BGP_UPTIME_LEN] = {};
 	int len;
 	json_object *json_path = NULL;