diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_v4l.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_v4l.cpp
index 814b65bf130cbf2ee9008ab5df7920175a5bc050..59202e2927a0123f910dc4e4ac24972dc5180419 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_v4l.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_v4l.cpp
@@ -1613,6 +1613,7 @@ static double icvGetPropertyCAM_V4L (const CvCaptureCAM_V4L* capture,
                                      int property_id ) {
   {
       v4l2_format form;
+      memset(&form, 0, sizeof(v4l2_format));
       form.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
       if (-1 == ioctl (capture->deviceHandle, VIDIOC_G_FMT, &form)) {
           /* display an error message, and return an error code */