diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/ionapp_export.c b/tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/ionapp_export.c
index a944e72621a9e409cb7cb43c6291ae4c6a4e8ca2..b5fa0a2dc96886c21d47c04dc866b6dc98b93208 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/ionapp_export.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/ionapp_export.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	heap_size = 0;
 	flags = 0;
+	heap_type = ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM;
 
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hi:s:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {