diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_instance.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_instance.c
index bf65c8b9b..2d3cfebc7 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_instance.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_instance.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ oxr_xrCreateInstance(const XrInstanceCreateInfo *createInfo,
 		                 i);
 	}
 
-	struct oxr_instance *inst;
+	struct oxr_instance *inst = NULL;
 
 	ret = oxr_instance_create(&log, createInfo, &inst);
 	if (ret != XR_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_space.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_space.c
index b33959d1e..be1a5699b 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_space.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_space.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ oxr_xrCreateReferenceSpace(XrSession session,
 {
 	XrResult ret;
 	struct oxr_session *sess;
-	struct oxr_space *spc;
+	struct oxr_space *spc = NULL;
 	struct oxr_logger log;
 	OXR_VERIFY_SESSION_AND_INIT_LOG(&log, session, sess,
 	                                "xrCreateReferenceSpace");